This page provides details of the properties for the open screen action node and associated expressions. These are part of actionflows.
Overview
Open screen nodes can be created with or without a screen attached. This is useful if the screen has not been created yet. Open screen nodes which do not have a screen attached appear with a warning symbol to remind users that this still needs to be configured.
Each open screen node has 1 primary input connection point by default called 'in'. Connecting to this connection point simply opens the screen and cannot pass any data to it. Do we still need this?
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:
- 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.
To set the actionflow to close the active dashboard on completion, on the top right of the canvas, tick Close Parent Dashboard.
Properties
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 |
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| Name | Enter the name for the action node. |
| Show in the Explorer | An application can have many actionflows, and an individual actionflow can have many actions. This can lead to many items being listed in the repository. Use this option to omit the action 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. |
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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.