This page is for application designers who want to define a process using a workflow diagram, and then connect elements of the diagram to PhixFlow dashboards and actions in an application. This page describes properties
Overview
An actionflow diagram is made up of a series of nodes. Each node represents a specific action. By configuring different actions and wiring them together you can create complex functionality. This section describes the properties of the different action nodes.
Properties
Parent Details
If this item is within or belongs to another, it's parent name is shown here. See the Common Properties page, Parent Details section for more details.
Basic Settings
todo - How do you specify the different types of gateway
| Field | Description |
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| Name | Enter the name for the action node. |
| Show in the Explorer | An application can have many actionflows, and an individual actionflow can have many actions. This can lead to many items being listed in the repository. Use this option to omit the action from the repository.
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| Stream Item Action | Available for save actions
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| Stream Name | Select the stream ?? todo why isn't this identified by the parent of the attribute/record? |
Input Connection Points
todo - separate properties so should be on its own page. Should this have a description?
Parent Details
If this item is within or belongs to another, it's parent name is shown here. See the Common Properties page, Parent Details section for more details.
Basic Settings
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | By default input connections are named in. Optionally, replace this with a descriptive name. |
| Type | Select one of: todo - check definitons are correct
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Data Attributes
This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of the attributes that will pass through the input wire to this action. PhixFlow automatically lists the attributes that pass into the action when the actionflow is wired to an input with attributes. You can also:
- create a new attribute: click
Add New and set its properties. todo - why would this be useful - Drag add an existing attribute to this list todo - is this possible??
To remove attributes, select one and click 
Permanently Delete. todo - check icon and label. What does this do? prevent them being passed through?
This has its own properties todo - separate properties so should be on its own page. Should this have a description?
Parent Details
If this item is within or belongs to another, it's parent name is shown here. See the Common Properties page, Parent Details section for more details.
Basic Settings
Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | By default input connections are named in. Optionally, replace this with a descriptive name. |
| Type | Select one of the data types
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Audit Tab
Audit Summary
See the Common Properties page, Audit Summary section.
Calculate Action Expressions
Calculate actions process data using expressions; see pages in the topic Expressions and Scripts.
This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid contains a list of the expressions that the calculate action will perform. To add a new expression:
- Click Add New to open a new expression and set the properties.
To remove attributes, select one and click Permanently Delete. todo - check icon and label.
This has its own properties todo - separate properties so should be on its own page. Should this have a description?
Parent Details
If this item is within or belongs to another, it's parent name is shown here. See the Common Properties page, Parent Details section for more details.
Basic Settings
Field | Description |
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| Name | Enter an expression name. |
| Type | Select tof the data types
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| An attribute name | todo - what does this do? |
| Expression | Enter an expression. To work in a larger pop-up window, click See also: |
| Order | Where the calculate action runs multiple expressions, enter a number to indicate the order in which this expression will be run. Remember that an expression that generates a value should run before an expression that uses the value. |
Audit Tab
Audit Summary
See the Common Properties page, Audit Summary section.
Output Connection Points
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Security Tab
Access Permissions
See the Common Properties page, Access Permissions section.
Access Permissions section is available for gateway actions.
Description
We recommend that you always enter a description to explain the purpose of this item.
Audit Tab
Audit Summary
See the Common Properties page, Audit Summary section.