Types of Action Node

The following table summarises the purpose of each type of action node, the types of connections available on an action node and how each action node runs.

Icon	Description	How it runs	Available Connections
Actionflow See Actionflow Node	Embeds an Actionflow within the current Actionflow.	Once per record	Driving connection
Open Screen See Open Screen Node	Add an action to open a specified screen. For confirmation screens, see 1.13 Confirmation Message Configuration.	Once per flow	Driving connection
View See View Node	Add an action to view additional data to use in the Actionflow. Use where the originating screen or component does not include all of the data required by the Actionflow.	Once per record	Driving connection Lookup connection
Calculate See Calculate Node Properties	Add an action to manipulate the data that is passed to the calculate action, or to add text (strings). In the calculate action, write an expression using one or more of the 135+ functions available in PhixFlow.	Once per record	Driving connection
Gateway See Gateway Node	Add an action to specify decision logic. Gateways control the route that records take as they flow through the Actionflow.	Once per record	Driving connection Lookup connection
Open URL See Open URL Node	Add an action to open a specified URL.	Once per flow	Driving connection
Save See Save Node	Add an action to save the specified record(s) to its table.	Once per record	Driving connection
Delete See Delete Node	Add an action to delete the specified record from its table.	Once per record	Driving connection
Bulk Delete See Bulk Delete Node	Add an action for the bulk deletion of records in a table or to delete all records in a table.	Once per record	Driving connection
Run Analysis See Analysis Node	Runs analysis on the specified tables.	Once per record	Driving connection
HTTP See HTTP Node	Performs an HTTP request to an API.	Once per record	Driving connection
Email See Email Node	Sends an Email to the specified recipient(s).	Once per record	Driving connection
JSON See JSON Node	Handles JSON data, returning each JSON node, defined by the configuration, as an attribute.	Once per record	Driving connection
XML See XML Node	Use to process XML data, and convert it into specific data objects that can be used by PhixFlow for processing.	Once per record	Driving connection
For Each See For Each Node	Iterates through a set of records or values in an array, performs processing and generates an output record for each value passed in.	Once per record	Driving connection
Loop Node See Loop Nodes	Provides the ability to loop within an Actionflow for tasks such as polling an API or paging through results returned by an API.	Once per record	Driving connection
Converge See Converge Node	Converges two paths within an Actionflow. This action node does not merge any records but converges paths together. Only attributes common to all paths leading to the Converge action node will be passed through.	Once per record	Driving connection Lookup connection
Start Phase See Phase Node	Starts the phase specified by the user on the action node. To add a phase action node there must be more than one phase in the Actionflow.	Once per flow	Driving connection
Annotation See Annotations	Allows notes to be added to the canvas, explaining the actions or giving more detail on what is happening at each stage of the Actionflow.	N/A	N/A

Action nodes that interact with recordsets, e.g. View, Save, will ignore any invalid recordsets, except those created in the same Actionflow.

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1.06 Types of Action Node

Types of Action Node