Designers: Data Structures


  • Enable Entity Actions From Flow

    This tutorial demonstrates how to Enable/Disable custom Actions that was designed for Folder Entities. Visibility of Folder Entities’ Actions can be controlled with an Action Visibility Rules. Downside...

  • Creating Simple Database Structure

    A data structure is a particular way of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be used efficiently. A data structure represents real or abstract objects through use of data members-basic...

  • Creating and Using Folder Extension Data Structures

    Folder Extensions are custom data structures that also act as folders. Folder extensions can be generated with a default set of Create, Edit, Get and Delete methods, and can also be configured with custom actions using flows.

  • Adding Actions to Folder Extensions with the Flow Designer

    Folder extension actions are any actions that can be taken on a folder of that folder extension type. To create a new folder extension action in the Portal, navigate to the Folder Behavior Actions Folder...

  • Categorizing Folder Actions

    Setting classification information for a flow designated as an action on an entity helps organize that flow within the entity's Action menu. This is useful if you have a lot of actions defined. Without...

  • Creating Pages for Folder Extensions

    Folder extension views are portal pages that can present unique views of folder extension data. To create a new folder extension view in the Portal, navigate to a Designer Folder, Folder Behavior Actions...

  • Securing Folder Extension Permissions and Actions

    Folder extension actions can be removed by modifying the data structure in their respective Designer Folder. Custom folder extension actions can be secured with the Flow Designer by checking the users...

  • Creating and Using Folder Entities

    Folder entities are defined data structures (think "object") which can be added to a folder via the Add > [MyFolderEntity] action.

  • Securing Folder Entity Permissions and Actions

    Folder entity actions are actions which can be taken upon a folder entity. Default folder entity actions can be removed or added by editing the data structure in System > Common Data Elements >...

  • Extending Entities by Adding Group Actions

    Folder entity actions are actions which can be taken upon a folder entity. Custom folder entity actions are built in flows, and saved within a [MyFolderEntity] folder for the entity type, within a Designer...

  • Understanding EntityID, FolderID, and EntityFolderID

      This topic helps identify the relationship between the IDs for folders and their containing entities.    About FolderID A FolderID is an ID that is used to uniquely identify a folder. Every folder...

  • Understanding the Defined Data Structures

    A data structure is a particular way of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be used efficiently. A data structure represents real or abstract objects through use of data members-basic...

  • Creating Simple Flow Structure

    A simple flow structure is a creates an entity that is not database-stored, intended for use in a flow only to temporarily define a piece of data. It is simply a data structure that is not stored. Its limitation is that it can't perform actions on itself or others. It relies on other components to manipulate it, and other entities to contain it. All you can do with it is create it and use it in the context of a flow. It will not persist beyond the execution of the flow in which it is used.

  • Creating Defined Data Structures (Advanced)

    Custom data structures represent real or abstract objects by their use of data members - basic units of information which can be thought of as variables belonging to the object you wish to represent. Custom data structures can be created in the folder System > Common Data Elements > Data Structures.

  • Restrict Entity Actions By Rules

    Action Visibility Rule feature was implemented in Decisions 3.2.0. This feature allows administrators to remove any Entity actions using Rules. In order to accomplish this, Portal administrator...

  • Create Types From JSON Schema

    JSON Schema defines the media type "application/schema+json", a JSON based format for defining the structure of JSON data. JSON Schema provides a contract for what JSON data is required for a given application...

  • Create Types From XSD

    XSD (XML Schema Definition), a Recommendation of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), specifies how to formally describe the elements in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document. This description...

  • Extend Flow With Data From Database

    This tutorial demonstrates how to extend Flow with data that is coming from the database table. In Decisions 3.2 it is possible to interact with database tables from any Designer Folder. This can be...

  • Using Custom Data as Flow Input

    Flows can be configured to use entities of any data type that are available including custom ones. To use an entity with a custom data type, check whether the required data type is available in the respective Designer Projects folder, or under the folder System > Common Data Elements > Data Structure (if not, create the data needed). Once this is done, the custom data type will be available for use in all flows.

  • Creating, Editing and Deleting Folder Entities with the Flow Designer

    By default, folder entities have pre-configured steps for creating, editing and deleting those entities from within a flow. These steps can be found in the Toolbox tab, under the category Integration...

  • How to use Value Lists in a Flow

    Rules evaluate a data input and return an outcome that is dependent on whether the input satisfies the rule's conditions. Action Rules define specific actions (or flows) that will be run in either case, as opposed to the more typical True or False outcomes that are outputted by logical rules.

  • Extending Process Data with Flow Execution Data Extensions

    Flow execution data extensions are custom data structures that can be attached to process folders for reporting, or to provide contextual data throughout the life of a process.

  • Using Validation Engine for Entities

    A folder entity can have validation applied, set up in the form of rules or a flow created by the entity's action folder. Setting up validation rules is particularly useful if the Action menu is...

  • Adding Actions to Folder Entities with the Flow Designer

    Folder entity actions are actions which can be taken upon a folder entity. Custom folder entity actions are built in flows, and saved within a [MyFolderEntity] folder for the entity type, within a Designer ...

  • Creating Entity Extension

    This tutorial demonstrates how to create Extensions for Entities in Decisions. In Decisions 3.2 and higher it is possible to extend any type of Entity with custom Data Structures. Example: In...

  • Hooking Entity Events for Custom Handling of Entities

    Entity Events make it possible to run a flow upon the following events occurring to an entity:       An example of an event that could occur on the saving and/or deleting of an entity is to send...