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Running Actionflows

This option is available in PhixFlow version 11.1+.

Run Action

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Actionflows and the Action nodes within them usually run as a result of a button click or task plan, however, on occasion you may wish to run an Actionflow or individual

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action independently, such as, when testing or to see the result back from an API.

To do this

 

Running Actionflows

To run the entire Actionflow, use

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option found in the Actionflow toolbar.

How To Run Actions with Input Parameters

  • Open the Actionflow you want to run
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     option can also be found via the 
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    , or by right-clicking on an Actionflow in the 
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     or on the Actionflow homepage.

    Running Actionflows with Input Parameters

    1. Open the Actionflow you want to run
    2. Click the

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    3. A prompt will display to enter any input parameters, if applicable 


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      1. If any of the input parameters have Default Expressions, these will display greyed out but can be overridden by clicking the tick box and typing into the input box or toggling the true/false field 
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      3. Where the Actionflow contains multiple phases, the inputs must be entered for each phase, as displayed by the coloured circles 
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    2. Click Run Action
    3. A Log File message will display if the Actionflow was successful
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      1. If an output is connected, a Result for Action message will display the results of the Actionflow
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    As with all System Console messages, double-click each message to show more detail.

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    Running HTTP Actions

    To run an individual

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    action, use the
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    option found under the
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    menu on the HTTP action's Properties.

    1. On the Test HTTP Action window, on the Inputs tab, enter values for the mapped attributes, if applicable
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    2. On the Headers tab, existing headers can be edited by double-clicking
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    3. Press Send to see the Response
    4. The Headers tab contains the response from each header sent in the request
      1. These include headers you have not explicitly specified but are sent automatically with each request
    5. The Body tab shows the Response Body of the HTTP call
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