1. On an

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   , either:

   1. Create a new table by dragging

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       from the toolbar onto your ERD canvas

   2. Add an existing table by clicking 

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       on the toolbar, then dragging a table from the

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       onto your ERD canvas 
   3. Import a CSV file by dragging it from your PC onto your ERD canvas

2. If you create a new table, PhixFlow automatically adds the following attributes to the table:

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      : UID

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      : Name 

3. If you import a CSV file, add the above UID attribute to your table and set it as the 

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4. Add the attributes you require to your table by clicking 

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   Add on the table, and give your attributes appropriate names
   1. New attributes only require a valid Name and Type
   2. 

1. To create a screen using your ERD data, click 

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    on your table and choose 

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    Create Screen
2. On the Create Screen wizard, enter the following:
   1. Name: give your screen an appropriate name 
   2. Open Maximised: toggle 

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   3. Description: give your screen an appropriate description to indicate its purpose
   4. Template: choose Tile with Buttons, Tile no Buttons or Edit Form
      1. For this example, Edit Form has been chosen
   5. Click Create Screen
3. The Available Attributes selector will automatically appear - select the attributes you wish to see on your screen
4. Click the tickbox next to each attribute, or click the top tickbox to select all of the attributes, and drag them onto your screen
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5. PhixFlow will ask how you would like the attributes to be displayed, choose

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6. PhixFlow will ask if you would like to add actions, choose Yes
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7. On the Grid Actions wizard, drag Delete Selected Records onto the Delete button on your screen - this is the only button you need 
   
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8. Close the Grid Actions and Available Attribute wizards

1. Right-click on the grid on your screen and select

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2. On the

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   , toggle on 

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    Auto Save
   1. Note: Enabling Auto Save automatically saves any changes made to the data 
   2. Click 

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3. In the Layers panel, click on the area containing the grid to open its Properties on the right
4. Click on the 

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    and within the Style Settings section, ensure the Width and Height to 100% 
   1. Click 

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5. Click on the Name attribute header on the grid to open the View Attribute Properties on the right
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6. On the 

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   , within in the Grid Settings section, untick Read Only
   1. In PhixFlow version 11 .1 onwardsand older, this option is on the 

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   2. Click 

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7. Repeat this step for all of your attribute headers, except UID
   1. Note: Unticking Read Only will allow you to manually enter information into these columns on your grid
8. Then click 

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9. With Auto Save set up, the screen no longer requires a Save button
10. To delete the Save button, click on it on the screen to highlight it in the Layers, right click it in Layers and select 

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Adding a Button

1. Open the Palette by clicking 

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    on the toolbar
2. Expand the Buttons - Primary section and drag the Add button onto your screen - the screen will highlight the areas where the button should be dropped
3. Give your button a name
   1. Optional: In the Layers panel, expand the area Window CRUD Bar. Then, while holding shift, drag and drop your Add button onto either the Left or Right area within the Window CRUD Bar

Check Point

At this point, your screen should look similar to this:

1. Right-click on your new Add button and choose 

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   1. Give your
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2. To configure the input connection, within the Connections section on the left, click on Click to Connect
3. Choose the On Click Action Event, then select Connect Input
4. Drag the Calculate node from the a 

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    action from the toolbar onto the canvas
   1. Give it a suitable name
5. The Properties for the Calculate node will

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    for the Calculate action will show on the right
   1. If these are not open, click the Calculate action to reopen them
6. In the Output Attributes section, add a new attribute by selecting 

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   1. Give it a name and set the expression to "new"
7. Drag the Save node from the a

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    action from the toolbar onto the canvas, give
   1. Give it a name
   , set
   2. Set the Type to Auto Insert/Update
   , and from
   2. On the Table dropdown list, choose
   your table
   1. the table you made earlier on your ERD
8. Connect the out pipe from the Calculate node to the Save node
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9. Map across your Output Attribute from the Calculate node onto the Save node
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10. Drag the Input Connection Point onto the Calculate node 
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11. Close the Actionflow and open the screen you created earlier

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     the screen, then select the Add button
13. The Actionflow will fire and a new record will be created on the grid, with a unique ID (UID)
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14. Double click on the fields to manually enter information 
15. Repeat these steps of adding a new record and updating the information as many times as required
16. Each record will save automatically

1. Prepare your API data and ensure it is in JSON format. For this example, we have created a data schema and mock API using https://www.mockaroo.com/mock_apis
2. On an 

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   , create a new 

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3. Set up your 

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    Properties to look similar to the below settings, and ensure your URL matches your API source
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4. Hover over your

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    and select 

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    on the hover menu
5. Set up the 

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    Properties to look similar to the below settings, and ensure your URL passes in your API key
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6. Hover over your 

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    and select 

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7. Set up the 

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    Properties to look similar to the below settings, and ensure the 

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    you wish to display on your view are set up
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    on your 

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   , then 

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    to see your data
   1. 

1. On an 

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   , create a blank Calculate 

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2. Within the Table's 

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   , add 

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    to the table, which will act as column headers
   1. Add the Expression _inputMultiplier, followed by .1, .2, .3, etc. to the relevant attributes
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3. In the Analysis Options section, in the Input Multiplier box, add an array, like the example here

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      [ [1,'CHAIR',100], [2,'TABLE',430], [3,'MONITOR',800] ]

      
      

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    the Properties, then 

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    on the table
   1. Hover over the table and select 

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   2. For this example, the data shows three records, with each record assigned the UID, Item name and Quantity as specified by the Input Multiplier, along with the Last Updated date 
   3.