Output Operator

Overview

Where the Input operator is the starting point for your Data Workflow, the Output operator is the ending point. The Output operator contains a single input port to output data from the Data Workflow to a component in your module. Importantly, the Output operator can do more than just transfer a piece of data to a new component. You can also configure the operator to trigger an action.

You'll find the Output operator under the I/O group to the left of your Data Workflow canvas.

What You'll Learn

In this article, you'll learn what an Output operator is and how to configure it in a Data Workflow.

About the Info Window

And here's a breakdown of each setting in the Info window:

Setting	Description
Component	Your output destination or the component where you want the output value sent. Select the component you want to reference from the drop-down menu. Your selection displays as the operator's label. The Data Workflow component supports using grid referencing syntax to target the Dynamic Grid, Uniform Grid, and Freeform Grid components. Grid referencing syntax supports targeting at the component, column, row, and cell level. To learn more, see the following articles in our In-Product Help: Dynamic Grid: Targeted Logic and Referencing Syntax and Uniform Grid and Freeform Grid: Logic and Referencing Syntax.
Action	The action you want to output in your Data Workflow. The most common action is value, which outputs the value of your data to another component in your module. You can also choose an action to perform when the Data Workflow ends. For actions like clear, reset, visible, and disable you'll use a Create Value operator as the input. In the Create Value's expression/value field, add 'yes' or 'no' enclosed in single quotes. Then select the appropriate action in the Output operator. For a trigger output action, enter "GO" in the expression/value field.

Manually-Defined Outputs

In some cases, you might want to reference an input that doesn't display in the Info window's Component drop-down. For example, the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. of components in imported modules.

To reference an input that doesn't display in the Component drop-down:

1.

Select your  Output operator.

2.

In the operator's Info window, select any Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. from the Component drop-down. The Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. displays below the  Output operator as a label.

3.

On the Data Workflow canvas, double-click the  Output operator's label. The field becomes editable.

4.

Enter the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. to use as an output.

5.

Click outside the field to save your manually-defined output.

Reopening the Data Workflow component might not display your manually-defined output on the canvas, though the connection still exists. Consider using the Data Workflow component's Comment field to note the output.

Adding an Output Operator

To demonstrate an Output operator, take data from a Data Table component and output it to a Hidden component.

What You Need

For this configuration, you need:

• 1 Data Table component

• 1 Hidden component

• 1 Data Workflow component

To set up your Data Workflow, you need:

• 1 Input operator

• 1 Output operator

These instructions assume you have a new module open, saved, and with a title.

Configure the Data Table Component

First, add a Data Table component to hold some sample data.

1.

In the Module Builder, drag and drop a Data Table component onto your canvas.

2.

In the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. and Canvas Label Text Label Text conveys what the input component is and what information it displays. Enter the purpose of the corresponding component or field. fields, enter dtStates.

3.

To the left of the component's configuration window, click Data.

4.

In the data table, enter the following:

5.

Click Save & Close.

Configure the Hidden Component

Next, add a Hidden component to store the output from your Data Workflow.

1.

Drag and drop a Hidden component onto your canvas, placing it below your Data Table component.

2.

In the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. and Canvas Label Text Label Text conveys what the input component is and what information it displays. Enter the purpose of the corresponding component or field. fields, enter dwfOutput.

3.

Click Save & Close.

Configure the Data Workflow Component

Lastly, configure a Data Workflow to process the data.

1.

Drag and drop a Data Workflow component onto your canvas, placing it between your Data Table and Hidden components.

2.

In the Canvas Label Text and Property Name fields, enter dwfStates.

Configure the Input Operator

1.

Drag and drop an  Input operator onto your Data Workflow canvas.

2.

Configure the  Input operator's Info window as follows:

Configure the Output Operator

1.

Drag and drop an  Output operator onto your Data Workflow canvas.

2.

Configure the  Output operator's Info window as follows:

3.

Connect the output port (right) of the  Input operator to the input port (left) of the  Output operator.

4.

Click Save.

5.

Save your module.

Your completed module looks like the following:

Preview your module in Express View Express View is how your end-user views your application. Express View also lets you preview your applications to test your configuration and view the styling. This is also the view your end-users will see when interacting with your application. After configuring a module, click Preview in the Module Builder to interact with the module in Express View.. Open the DevTools Console and run the Angular command. Expand the data: tab and the dwfOutput to see the output data stored in the Hidden component.

Resources

• Modify the Output operator.

• Introduction to Data Workflow

• Introduction to Data Workflow Operators

• Data Workflow component

• Input operator