A flow in XSDB is a set of commands that execute sequentially.
Flows can be used for calculations and displaying calculations on a dashboard, or for data transformation.
XSDB provides a large set of commands for working with records and their data.
A command can accept a list of parameters. Within the XSDB flow editor, parameter editing is context-aware. The editor knows what data will arrive at the command and helps configure parameters based on that data.
Running Flows
— In the Editor
Running a flow in the editor does not cause changes to data in real tables. The editor shows the results of each command execution.
— On the Dashboard
When executing a flow within a dashboard widget, data is read-only; commands for saving changes will not be executed.
— For a Table
Running a flow when viewing a table opens a dialog window with the execution result and messages created during flow execution. All changes to tables will only be saved upon user request and additional confirmation.
If a specific record is selected in the table before running the flow, it will be passed to the flow and can be used via the corresponding command.