Extracting Actions to an Actionflow

Owned by Zoe Baldwin
Last updated: Apr 08, 2024
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Overview

Action nodes, within an Actionflow, can be re-used by converting them into a new Actionflow. The actions in the original Actionflow are transferred to an embedded Actionflow node.

The newly created Actionflow automatically contains:

  • input, output and lookup connection points to connections outside of the new Actionflow, e.g. to action nodes and the original Actionflow
  • all transferred action nodes 

  • the original attributes, which are mapped to match the original Actionflow setup

Creating a Reusable Actionflow

  1. To make a reusable Actionflow, select the required action nodes and right-click to choose  Extract to new Actionflow
    1. A new Actionflow is automatically created
    2. On the original Actionflow, the selected action nodes are replaced with the new embedded Actionflow node - see Actionflow Node

Important Considerations:

  • All action nodes requiring extraction must be connected
  • If a  Start Loop Action or  End Loop Action is extracted, its corresponding end/start loop must be extracted too

  •  Start Phase actions cannot be included in the extraction

  • Any passthrough attributes must be mapped into the original Actionflow

Moving Actions to Another Actionflow

An action node or group of action nodes can be moved to another Actionflow. This useful where you wish to reverse an action node extraction.

The nodes must be disconnected from the Actionflow's inputs and/or outputs before moving.

How-to Move Actions

  1. Disconnect the action or group of actions from the Actionflow's inputs and/or outputs
  2. Right-click on the actions nodes to be moved and choose  Move to another Actionflow
  3. On the Select Actionflow popup, use the dropdown to select the Actionflow to move the action nodes to and select OK
  4. On the Select Action Phase popup, use the dropdown to select the phase within the chosen Actionflow to move the action nodes to and select OK
  5. The Actionflow that the action node(s) have been moved to will open