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Base Activities

Base Module
The appRules Base activities module includes activities that are used for initializing your project, closing the project, executing functions, calling other projects and more. 
Activities
The table below shows the activities in the appRules Base module including their key properties.
Activity
Description
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CallWebService
This activity is used to make a webservice call.  
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Delay  
This activity is used to delay the workflow execution.  
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ExecuteCustomCode
Executes a custom function, expression or script  
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ExecuteConditionCode  
Executes a condition function, a condition expression or a condition script.
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ExecuteWorkflow
This activity executes a workflow   WorkflowName The name of the project to execute   Parameters Parameters to pass to the workflow.  Parameters must match the workflow arguments.   SaveResultIn If the job returns a value, this specifies where to save the returned value.      
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MapAndSaveRecords
Most appConnector activity modules contain a mapping activity.  For example, the MapAndSetFields in the File module maps file fields to be saved to file. The MapAndSaveRecords activity is a generic mapping activity for bulk-loading of records since it automatically inserts all Source records into the Target.   The “SQL -- Batch Export to File” project in the Samples database demonstrates the use of this activity  
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SendEmail
This activity is used for sending an email to one or more recipients.  You can also use this activity to send bulk emails.   FromEmail The Email address that will be used for sending the email   FromName Optionally, the name to use for sending the email   ReplyTo The ReplyTo email address   Subject The subject of the email   To Recipients of the email   BCC The blind carbon copy recipients of the email   CC The carbon copy recipients of the email.   Body The body of the email.  This can be defined using Text or Html.       
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SetValues
This activity sets selected values (source datafields, variables…) in the project to new values.  The window below shows the properties of the collection items:   
       
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TransformValues
This activity transforms the values specified in a collection using the available transformation options (using preset transformations for strings, dates, numeric values or custom functions).
  
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UpdateWorkflowState
This is an optional activity for updating the current state of a running job -- normally this is done automatically.  
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WriteLogEntry
This is an optional activity for logging entries in the project database:   LogEntryType The type of entry to be logged DataSourceRecord, DataSourceStatistics, Error, Message, Warning, or SelectedValues   LogText The message to display if LogEntryType is Message   DataManager Specifies the Source or Target if LogEntryType is DataSourceRecord, DataSourceStatistics or SelectedValues.   SelectedValues Values to log if LogEntryType is SelectedValues      
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Control Flow Activities

Dialog Activities

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Activity	Description
CallWebService	This activity is used to make a webservice call.
Delay	This activity is used to delay the workflow execution.
ExecuteCustomCode	Executes a custom function, expression or script
ExecuteConditionCode	Executes a condition function, a condition expression or a condition script.
ExecuteWorkflow	This activity executes a workflow WorkflowName The name of the project to execute Parameters Parameters to pass to the workflow. Parameters must match the workflow arguments. SaveResultIn If the job returns a value, this specifies where to save the returned value.
MapAndSaveRecords	Most appConnector activity modules contain a mapping activity. For example, the MapAndSetFields in the File module maps file fields to be saved to file. The MapAndSaveRecords activity is a generic mapping activity for bulk-loading of records since it automatically inserts all Source records into the Target. The “SQL -- Batch Export to File” project in the Samples database demonstrates the use of this activity
SendEmail	This activity is used for sending an email to one or more recipients. You can also use this activity to send bulk emails. FromEmail The Email address that will be used for sending the email FromName Optionally, the name to use for sending the email ReplyTo The ReplyTo email address Subject The subject of the email To Recipients of the email BCC The blind carbon copy recipients of the email CC The carbon copy recipients of the email. Body The body of the email. This can be defined using Text or Html.
SetValues	This activity sets selected values (source datafields, variables…) in the project to new values. The window below shows the properties of the collection items:
TransformValues	This activity transforms the values specified in a collection using the available transformation options (using preset transformations for strings, dates, numeric values or custom functions).
UpdateWorkflowState	This is an optional activity for updating the current state of a running job -- normally this is done automatically.
WriteLogEntry	This is an optional activity for logging entries in the project database: LogEntryType The type of entry to be logged DataSourceRecord, DataSourceStatistics, Error, Message, Warning, or SelectedValues LogText The message to display if LogEntryType is Message DataManager Specifies the Source or Target if LogEntryType is DataSourceRecord, DataSourceStatistics or SelectedValues. SelectedValues Values to log if LogEntryType is SelectedValues