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 node runs.
- Pass-through and Join nodes (only attributes common to all paths leading to the Join can be passed through)
Icon | Description | How it runs | Available Connections |
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Actionflow | 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. If the specified screen contains a start phase button the node can then be connected to a start phase node. The buttons can be mapped to each output of the node to trigger different pathways depending on what the user clicks. For example, this method is used if the process requires confirmation by the user. A confirmation screen can appear with a message 'Are you sure?' with two options
| Once per flow | Driving connection |
View See View Node | Add a node for a data view. The Actionflow uses views for additional data to use when processing records. | Once per record | Driving connection Lookup connection |
Calculate | Add an action to manipulate the data that is passed to the calculate action. 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 a node 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 a node to save the specified record(s) to its table. | Once per record | Driving connection |
Delete | Add a node to delete the specified record(s) from its table. | Once per record | Driving connection |
Bulk Delete | Write up | ||
Run Analysis See Analysis Node | Runs analysis on the specified tables. | Once per record | Driving connection |
HTTP See HTTP Node | Performs an HTTP request. | Once per record | Driving connection |
See Email Node | Sends an Email to specified recipients. | Once per record | Driving connection |
JSON See JSON Node | Handles JSON data and returns record objects as defined by the configuration. | Once per record | Driving connection |
For Each | Write up | ||
Loop Node See Loop Nodes | Facilitates the ability to loop within an Actionflow for tasks such as polling or paging through results. | Once per record | Driving connection |
Converge | Write up | ||
Start Phase See Phase Node | Starts the phase specified by the user on the node. To add a phase node there must be more than one phase in the Actionflow. | Once per flow | Driving connection |
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The Calculate and Analysis nodes, and their connection points, can have an attribute type of Structured Data. Use this if you need the Actionflow to pass a list (an array of values), such as a list of identifiers.