This page provides details of the properties for the view action node and associated expressions. These are part of actionflows.
Overview
Connect a view node to the action node that needs to look-up data via the 
Lookup input connection point. A look-up connection has 2 parameters:
- data attribute: the attribute in the view from which you want to look-up data. For example, the view may have the attribute staff_number that you require.
- request attribute: the data returned by the look-up. This maps to an input on the destination point.
Properties Tab
Parent Details
If this item is within or belongs to another, it's parent name is shown here. See the Common Properties page, Parent Details section for more details.
Basic Settings
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Enter the name for the action node. |
| Show in the Repository | An application can have many actionflows, and an individual actionflow can have many nodes. This can lead to many items being listed under Actionflow in the repository. Use this option to omit the node from the repository.
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| Pass Through | Pass data through to subsequent action nodes. |
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Calculate Action Expressions
Calculate actions process data using expressions; see pages in the topic Expressions and Scripts.
This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of the expressions that the calculate action will perform.
- To add a new expression, in the section toolbar click
Add New to open a new expression and set the properties. - To edit an existing expression, double-click it in the list to open its properties.
- To remove an expression, select one and in the section toolbar click
Permanently Delete. Todo-Fiona - check icon and label.
The expression properties has sections for Parent Details , Audit Summary and the following Basic Settings:
Field | Description |
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| Name | Enter an expression name. |
| Type | Select one of the data types: Todo-Fiona - what does this do?
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| Expression | Enter an expression. To work in a larger pop-up window, click See also: |
| Order | Where the calculate action runs multiple expressions, enter a number to indicate the order in which this expression will be run. Remember that an expression that generates a value should run before an expression that uses the value. |
Description
We recommend that you always enter a description to explain the purpose of this item.
Audit Tab
Audit Summary
See the Common Properties page, Audit Summary section.