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Overview

There are a number of ways to quickly create test data in PhixFlow, which can be manually edited and added to. 

Creating an Editable Grid

Data can be manually added or updated using a simple ERD and Screen setup.

Create a table

  1. On an ERD, either:

    1. Create a new table by dragging  Table from the toolbar onto your ERD canvas

    2. Add an existing table by clicking  Table on the toolbar, then dragging a table from the Repository onto your ERD canvas 
    3. Import an Excel CSV file by dragging it from your PC onto your ERD canvas
  2. If you create a new table, PhixFlow automatically adds the following attributes to the table:

    1.   Primary key: UID

    2.   Display Name: Name 

    3. To create new attributes for the data you wish to test with, click Add on the table, and give your attributes appropriate names

Create a Screen 

  1. To create a screen, click  on your table and choose screen Create Screen
  2. On the Create Screen wizard, enter the following:
    1. Name: give your screen an appropriate name
    2. Open Maximised: toggle 
    3. Description: give your screen an appropriate description to indicate its purpose
    4. Template: choose Edit Form
    5. Click Create Screen
  3. To select the attributes you wish to see on your screen, select  Attributes in the toolbar 
  4. Click the tickbox next to the attributes and drag them onto your screen
  5. PhixFlow will ask how you would like the attributes to be displayed, choose  Grid
  6. PhixFlow will ask if you would like to add action, choose Yes
  7. On the Grid Actions wizard, drag Delete Selected Records onto the Delete button on your screen 
  8. Close the Available Attribute and Grid Actions wizards
  9. Click on your grid on your screen to highlight it in the Layers panel on the left within the Body
  10. The View Component Properties will show on the right


Actionflow Updates

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Using Input Multipliers

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