This page provides details of the properties for the calculate action node and associated expressions. These are part of actionflows.
Overview
A calculate action is used to manipulate data that is passed to it. Calculate actions have their own attributes which can reference incoming data via expressions using one or more of the 115+ functions available in PhixFlow.
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. |
Input Connection Points
Shows a list of available input connection points. Calculate nodes can have
- one
Driving input connection point - multiple
Lookup input connection point's
This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of all input connection points and their type.
- To add a new input connection point, in the section toolbar click
Add New to open a new input connection point and set its properties. - To edit an existing input connection point, double-click it in the list to open its properties.
- To remove an input connection point, select one and in the section toolbar click
Permanently Delete.
The input connection points have sections for Parent Details , Audit Summary and the following
Basic Settings
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the connection point |
| Type | Driving Requested |
Attributes
A list of attributes available to map to from other action nodes. These attributes can be referenced in the calculates 
Driving output connection point expressions using the syntax
connectionpointname.attributename
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.
The expression properties has sections for Parent Details , Audit Summary and the following Basic Settings:
Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Enter the name of the calculate attribute. |
| Type | Select one of the data types:
Make sure you select the correct data type. Data types must match attributes that are they are being mapped to. |
| 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. |
| Expression | Enter an expression. To work in a larger pop-up window, click See also: |
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.