Open

The 

If the Save action has Auto Save Attributes enabled, this saves unmapped attributes from the input form or view, matched by the primary key. The primary key must be mapped. Where it is empty, a new record is inserted but if it is populated, the existing record is updated.

Note: Save actions will only insert or update records in tables with a Period of Transactional. 

For the full list of Save action

1. On an Actionflow, click the 

    icon in the toolbar to display any existing tables in the application

   1. Existing tables can be dragged from the Repository onto the canvas, then choose 

      to create a Save node

2. Alternatively, drag the 

    icon from the toolbar onto the canvas

3. In the Create Save Action window:

   1. Enter a name

   2. Choose a Type:

      1. Auto Insert/Update: Insert or update records using the following condition:

         1. If the input data passes in the primary key of an existing record, the save action updates the record in the chosen table

         2. If the input data does not pass in the primary key of an existing record, the save action inserts a new record in the chosen table

      2. Insert: Always insert a new record into the chosen table

      3. Update: Always update a record for the chosen table. For a record to update successfully a primary key must be provided.

   3. Choose the Table from the drop down where the records will be inserted or updated

   4. Select Create Action

Create Actionflow using Form Actions Wizard

After displaying attributes as fields on a screen, a Form Actions wizard is available to automatically create the Save and Delete Actionflows.

Drag and drop Save Record onto a Save button and Delete Record onto a Delete button, or drag anywhere on the screen to create the button(s) automatically.

When the Save action is inserting a new record to the table, PhixFlow allocates a unique primary key value to the record. How PhixFlow allocates a value is determined by the Table properties → Advanced → Primary Key Generator.

• Internal: By default, PhixFlow automatically allocates a unique, numeric value to the primary key attribute

• Sequence: Configure PhixFlow to allocate a value from your own sequence using the Primary Key Generator Sequence option, see Data Generation Options and Sequence

Right-click on a

Here's a worked example using the School Data (available from the Learning Centre). 

In this example, we are using:

• A Course Form screen containing form fields and associated with School Courses data by a background filter - the screen was created using the Edit Form template

We want to be able to save new courses and edit existing ones on a Course Management screen. To do this, we will configure a Save Action on an input form, Course Form screen, that saves the data to the School Courses table. 

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Create a Save Action to save data to the school courses table.

1. On the screen where the Actionflow will be initiated from, Course Form, right-click on the

   Open

   

    button and choose 

2. Enter a name for the Actionflow,

   1. Name: Save Course

   2. Select Confirm

3. Select Click to Connect under Connections and for the input, choose the Course 

    data source, then select Connect Input

4. In the Mappings window that opens, drag the CourseID attribute from the left (Course Form) into the Drag and Drop area on right (Input Connection Point)

   1. Select Save

5. Click and drag the 

    icon from the toolbar onto the canvas

6. In the Create Save Action window enter:

   1. Name: SaveCourse

   2. Type: choose Auto Insert/Update

   3. Table: choose School_Courses

   4. Select Create Action

7. Click and drag the 

    icon onto the 
    action node

8. Right-click on the in connector between the

    and
    action node, and choose

   1. Drag the CourseID attribute on the left onto the CourseID attribute on the right

   2. Select Save

9. Click on the 

    action node and in the 
   , toggle on 
    Auto Save Attributes

10.  the properties tab

11. Finally, in the Settings above the canvas, toggle on 

     Close screen after action completes
    
    Checkpoint
    

12. Close the Actionflow and return to the Course Management screen

13.  the screen and click
     or 
     to open the Course Form

14. Enter/change the course details, then press 

    Open

    

     to see the Actionflow in action

    1. We can see that the Actionflow is working because the School Courses grid on the Course Management screen is updated with the data we have just created/edited