This page is for application designers who want to define a process using an actionflow diagram. It introduces the action nodes that make up an actionflow.

Overview

An actionflow diagram is made up of a series of nodes. Each node represents a specific action. By configuring different actions and wiring them together you can create complex functionality.

For information about connecting actionflow nodes together, see Wiring Actionflows.

Adding Action Nodes

The toolbar displays the available action nodes that can be dragged onto the actionflow canvas.

Actions can be added to actionflows in 2 ways:

1. Dragging actions directly from the toolbar
   
   
   
   
   
2. Dragging the following items from the repository using

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     Will ask the user if they would like to create a 

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The action nodes have connections, which are blue when connected and grey when not connected, see Wiring Actionflows and Understanding Actionflow Node Connections.   Action nodes have

• input Input connections, where data is passed into the node
• output Output connections, which pass data to the next node.

Usually, connections are 

Nodes must be connected sequentially starting from the 

Types of Action Node

The following table summarises the purpose of each type of action node, with a link to the reference page for the node.