This page provides details of the properties for the input and output connection points, which you use to wire together nodes in an actionflow.
Todo-Fiona: There are also properties in Action Node Connections - same or different?
Overview
Use the input and output connection points on nodes in an actionflow to wire the nodes together.
- For input connection points, map which attributes to pass into the node.
- For output connection points, specify an expression to determine ??? passed onto the next node.
The properties available for connection points can vary depending on the node on which they occur.
Input Connection Points
Property Pane Toolbar
For information about the toolbar options, see the Common Properties page, Toolbars and Controls section.
Properties Tab
Parent Details
If this item is within or belongs to another, its parent name is shown here. See the Parent Details section on the Common Properties page for more details.
Basic Settings
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Enter the name for the connection pint. |
| Role | text
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| Type | Available when Role is Component text
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| Open Mode | Not seeing this for the INPUTS input connection Available when Role is Component. text
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| Action Phase | default |
Audit Tab
Audit Summary
See the Common Properties page, Audit Summary section.
Data Attributes
A list of attributes in other action nodes that you can map into this node. You can refer to these attributes in an expression using the syntax:
connectionpointname.attributename
Lookup Attributes are available when Type is Lookup.
Double-click on an attribute in the list to display the properties related to this node and connection. This can include Name, Type, Component, Primary Key etc.
To add a new attribute, click 
Add New and specify the Name and Type; see Attribute.
Output Connection Points
Properties Tab
Parent Details
If this item is within or belongs to another, its parent name is shown here. See the Parent Details section on the Common Properties page for more details.
Basic Settings
Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Enter a name for the output connection point |
| Order | Enter a number to indicate the order in which this expression will be run. The order is very important for exclusive gateway nodes, as the records pass through the first output connection that meets the expression condition. |
| Expression | Enter an expression which evaluates to true or false to determine if stream-items will pass through this connection point. To work in a larger pop-up window, click See also: |
Gateways can have an unlimited number of output paths.Output paths process data using expressions; see pages in the topic Expressions and PhixScripts.
Records pass through the output connection point when the condition in the expression is met.
Gateways can have an unlimited number of output paths. If the Gateway Node is Exclusive records only pass through the first output path where the expression condition is met.
This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of output connection points and their expressions.
- To add a new output path, in the section toolbar click Add New to open a new output path and set the expression.
- To edit an existing output path, double-click it in the list to open its properties.
- To remove an output path, 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:
Description
We recommend that you always enter a description to explain the purpose of this item.
Access and Audit Tab
Security Tab
Access Permissions
See the Common Properties page, Access Permissions section.
Audit Tab
Audit Summary
See the Common Properties page, Audit Summary section.
Learn More
For links to all pages in this topic, see Understanding Actionflows.
Terminology changes in progress
As part of the redesign of PhixFlow, we are changing the following terms:
dashboard → screen
stream → table
stream attributes → attributes
stream item → record
stream set → recordset
stream view → view
stream item action → record-action
stream action → table-action
driver class → database driver
Not needed??
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 | Specify the type of connection:
|
Attributes/Data Attributes/Request Attributes
A list of attributes in other action nodes that you can map into this node. You can refer to these attributes in an expression using the syntax:
connectionpointname.attributename
Request Attributes are available when Type is Request.
If you double click on an attribute in the grid, it's properties pane will show relevant properties for this node and connection. This can include Name, Type, Component, Primary Key etc.; see Attribute for details of these properties.
You can also add a new attribute by specifying the properties Name and Type; see Attribute for details of these properties.