13.2.3. Event Actions

An event action is an action that takes place simultaneously with the event.

*An event is essentially a type of action or trigger that occurs during the execution of a process. Although it can affect the process flow and be affected by it, an event remains independent of the process. For more information on how events function in a process, click here.

To manage event actions in the application, take the following steps:

1. From the Application Tree, navigate to Business Logics > Actions > Event Actions (double-click to open). It will display the Event Actions tab and expand the menu bar to show additional options.
   

*In this tab, users can access a list of all defined event actions in the application. For guidance on how to manipulate the data presented in this tab, click here.

2. From the menu bar, select the desired option.
   
   • New Event Action: This button allows users to define a new event action.
     • If selected, it will display the Event Action Properties window.
   • Delete: This button allows users to delete an event action.
     • To use this function, first select an event action from the list.
   • Lock: This button allows users to lock the event action, restricting access to it so that only one user can make changes to it at a time.
   • Unlock: This button allows users to unlock the event action.
     • If selected, access restriction on the event action will be lifted.
   • Activate/Deactivate: This is a toggle switch that allows users to choose between activating and deactivating the event action.
   • Edit Properties: This button allows users to edit the properties of an existing event action.
     • If selected, it will display the Event Action Properties window. In this version of the window, however, all fields are populated with previously inputted information.
     • To use this function, first select an event action from the list.
   • Edit Code: This button allows users to launch the Code Designer, in which users can write or edit code specifying the behavior of the event action.
     • For more details on how to define event actions using the Code Designer, click here.
   • Designer: This button allows users to launch the Rule Designer, in which they can define rules that specify the conditions and actions for the event action.
     • For more details on how to define event actions using the Rule Designer, click here.
   • Debug All: This button allows users to debug all event actions in the list.
   • Debug Selected: This button allows users to debug only the selected event action in the list.
   • Debug Activated: This button allows users to debug only the event actions that are tagged as active.
   • Refresh : This button allows users to refresh the Event Actions tab.
   • Close: This button allows users to close the Event Actions tab.

*Users can also create and link an event action directly within the properties of the corresponding event. For more information on this matter, click here.