View Node Properties

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When you are designing screens, you use a view to select and filter data for display. In an

Actionflow, the originating screen or component may not include all of the data that the actionflow requires. In this case, use

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the actionflow

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Worked Examples

For full details on how to create View nodes and use them to create views or lookups, including videos and worked examples, see View Action Configuration and Lookup Configuration.

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Basic Settings

Data Retrieval Options

Output Attributes

Output attributes are the attributes provided by the view or returned by a lookup on the view. 

The grid contains a list of the attributes in the view. Click Image Modified to show the list of available attributes from the primary table. Drag the attributes you want to add to the view into this list.

In the list:

• To edit an attribute's properties, double-click the attribute. See View Attribute.
• To delete an attribute, select it and click

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   in the Output Attributes section header.

Filter Parameters

These are used to perform the lookup on a view. They are assigned a value by the mapping screen in the Incoming Mappings tab and are referenced by name no pipe prefix is required.

Create a new attribute

1. Click 

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2. Set the Name and Type; see Attribute.

Change the properties of an attribute

1. Double-click an attribute in the list; see View Attribute

Delete an attribute

1. Right-click and select 

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Map a Value to the Parameter

Parameters are used in the request to perform a lookup, obtaining their value from an attribute in the actionflow via the mapping screen.

1. Click on the connector coming into the Lookup node.
2. Request (Incoming) Mappings 
   1. Map attributes from the calling action node e.g. a calculate, to the View.
   2. Parameters can be dynamically created and mapped by dragging attributes from the calling action node into the drag-and-drop area on the parameters side.
3. Click Next
4. Return (Outgoing) Mappings 
   1. Map attributes returned by the view (defined in the output mappings above) to the calling action node.
   2. Attributes can be dynamically created on the calling action node and mapped by dragging attributes from the view attributes into the drag-and-drop area of the calling action node.

See also Lookups with Dynamic Parameters.

Output Connection Points

The grid contains a list of all output connection points.

• To add a new output path, in the section toolbar click 

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   to open a new output path and set the expression; see 

• Connection Points.
• To edit an existing output path, double-click it in the list to open its properties.
• To remove an output path, select one and in the section toolbar click 

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