Properties Tab

Parent Details

The name of the container that this item is within or belongs to, if applicable. See Parent Details on Common Properties.

Basic Settings

Field	Description
Name	The name of the Actionflow.
Description	A short explanation of the Actionflow's purpose.
Tooltip	Specify a custom tooltip that displays where the Actionflow is used in grid cells. This tooltip can be overridden by a tooltip set on the View Attribute Actions tab.
Actionflow Icon	A custom icon for the Actionflow. Upload a new icon by clicking the icon or choose an image already uploaded to the application by clicking .
Show in the Repository	Turns on or off if the Actionflow appears in the Repository.
Exclusion Group	This field is case insensitive. If this field is populated, only one Actionflow with this Exclusion Group can be running at any one time. Attempting to run a second Actionflow with the same exclusion group will return a warning and the Actionflow will not run. This applies whether the Actionflow is run manually or automatically using a schedule. Exclusion Group are evaluated before any Actionflows are started. If there is no Actionflow already running with this exclusion group then the Actionflow will continue. The action will be considered to be using this exclusion group from this point until the Actionflow has completed.
Validate before running	Where validation has been set on form fields, switching this on performs the validation check before the Actionflow runs. If the validation fails, the Actionflow does not run and informs the user of the error(s). See Validation.
Allow to Run with Validation Errors	Where validation fails, the user is informed of the error(s) and is given the option to still run the Actionflow.

Actions

Displays the actions in the Actionflow, e.g. Calculate, Open Screen.

Input Connections

Displays the input connection points coming into the Actionflow, and their Type. See Understanding Connection Points.

Output Connections

Displays the output connection points going out of the Actionflow, and their Type.

Log File Retention Settings

Use the Log File Retention Settings to decide how log files are treated.

Note: Whilst actions are running the entire log file is available, but when the action completes, the log file is deleted or retained depending on the below settings.

System Messages

Field	Description
Always Retain	Default option for PhixFlow v12 and older. Log files are never deleted upon completion.
Retain if Warning or Error message received	Default option for PhixFlow v12.1+. Log files are automatically deleted upon completion, unless a warning or error message was written to the log.
Retain if Error message received	Log files are automatically deleted upon completion, unless an error message was written to the log.
Never retain	Log files are always deleted upon completion.

User Messages

Field	Description
Always Retain	Default option for PhixFlow v12 and older. Log files are never deleted upon completion.
Retain if Info, Warning or Error message received	Default option for PhixFlow v12.1+. Log files are automatically deleted upon completion, unless an info, warning or error message was written to the log.
Retain if Warning or Error message received	Log files are automatically deleted upon completion, unless a warning or error message was written to the log.
Retain if Error message received	Log files are automatically deleted upon completion, unless an error message was written to the log.
Never retain	Log files are always deleted upon completion.

Advanced

Field	Description
Prioritise throughput over ordering	When enabled, records are processed in parallel to optimise performance. This means the order records are processed is nondeterministic. When disabled (default), records are processed in the order they are provided.
Allow Parallel Runs from One Client	When enabled, allows an Actionflow to be run multiple times in parallel from the same client, i.e. another run can be started while the previous run is still being processed. This option is disabled by default.

Field

Description

Prioritise throughput over ordering

When enabled, records are processed in parallel to optimise performance. This means the order records are processed is nondeterministic.

When disabled (default), records are processed in the order they are provided.

Allow Parallel Runs from One Client

When enabled, allows an Actionflow to be run multiple times in parallel from the same client, i.e. another run can be started while the previous run is still being processed.

This option is disabled by default.

Security

Security can be applied to Actionflows so that only those with sufficient permissions can run the Actionflow. In addition, if an Actionflow is assigned to a button and the user does not have permission to run the Actionflow, the button will not be displayed on a screen.

Permissions can also be set on form fields, table attributes and screens. For example, if a user does not have permission to view the form fields but runs an Actionflow that uses these fields, the Actionflow will show an error.

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