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Overview

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Open Screen Node Properties

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Use an 

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screen on completion, on the top right of the canvas, tick Close Parent

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Screen.

Worked Example

For full details on how to create an Open Screen node, including worked examples, see Open Screen Action Configuration.

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Basic Settings

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Use the drop down or 

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If the screen has not been created yet, create one using 

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  • Type
    This is always driving
  • Open Mode
    update: opens form fields with the latest data (not clear, refresh)
    insert: opens the screen with form fields empty (clear, not refresh)
    change: opens form fields with data (not clear, not refresh)
  • Role
    Primary: Simply opens the dashboard regardless of data
    Component: Opens the dashboard and can provide forms with data
  • Attributes
    A list of attributes available on the input connection point. These directly link to the fields available on the form. Only component connection points have attributes.

Calculate Action Expressions

Calculate actions process data using expressions; see pages in the topic Expressions and Scripts.

This section has a toolbar with standard buttonsThe grid contains a list of the expressions that the calculate action will perform. 

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red exclamation symbol appears on the node to notify you if a screen has not been selected.

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Input Connection Points

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Each open screen node has 1 primary input connection point by default called 'screen'. Connecting to this connection point opens the screen and allows the user to map the following screen properties. (may not happen for v9)

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  • True will open the dashboard in its maximised state.
  • False will open the dashboard in its minimised state and will use the above properties.

Once a screen has been attached to the open dashboard node an input connection point for each form on the screen is created. Each input connection point automatically has any data fields on the form (dynamic text or form fields) added as attributes. These attributes can be mapped to and supplied with data.

Each input connection point has the following properties:

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  • Primary
    Simply opens the dashboard regardless of data
  • Component
    Opens the dashboard and can provide forms with data

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  • update
    opens form fields with the latest data
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    opens the screen with form fields empty
  • change
    opens form fields with data

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Note

Once a screen has been configured on an

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 action, it cannot be removed or changed. Instead, create a new Open Screen action.




Input Connection Points

This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of all input connection points and their type.

  • To add a new input connection point, in the section toolbar click 
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     to open a new input connection point and set its properties; see Input Connection Points.
  • To edit an existing input connection point, double-click it in the list to open its properties.
  • To remove an input connection point, select one and in the section toolbar click 
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The input connection point for an open screen node includes options related to data that can be passed to the screen; see Input Connection Points: Role, Type, Open Mode and Attributes properties.


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Details about setting up input connections for open screen nodes is currently in the connection points page, but may need to move back here.

Output Connection Points

Available when the screen attached to the node contains buttons with the action type Start Phase.

This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. 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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  • output path and set the

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  • output path, double-click it in the list to open its properties.
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  • output path, select one and in the section toolbar click 

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The expression properties has sections for Parent Details , Audit Summary and the following Basic Settings:

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Select one of the data types: Todo-Fiona - what does this do?

  • String
  • Bigstring
  • Integer
  • Float
  • Decimal
  • Date
  • Datetime
  • Graphic
  • TrueFalse

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Enter an expression. To work in a larger pop-up window, click Image Removed.

See also:

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Errors

This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of errors where fields have been validated.

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