To deliver a code-free environment where projects can be created and deployed quickly, appRules employs “Sourced Values”. In simple terms, a Sourced Value allows you to quickly select a source for a value and an identifier for it. To specify a sourced value, you select the Source and then specify a value identifier (Source Value Identifier). Below are some examples of the many sourced values used in appRules:
The above examples give you an idea of how Sourced Values are defined and used in appRules. They can be used to get and set data anywhere in your projects.
By providing a rich set of editors to manage Sourced Values, appRules is able to provide a very powerful and flexible combination that gives users the fastest and most compact environment for configuring workflow activities, actions, conditions, and orchestrating processes.
Below is an example of Sourced Values used for configuring a query:
The example below shows Sourced Values in use for mapping.
Source | Value Identifier |
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String
The String source allows you to enter any value in the value identifier.
Example:
String:John Smith
DataFieldValue
The DataFieldValue source gets a value from a record that exists in a specific Source or Target in the project.
Example:
DataFieldValue:Employees.LastName
Gets the value of the LastName column in the Employees record.
DateTime
The DateTime sourced value points to a date/time related value. They can also be used to specify other date/time related data. Example:
DateTime:DateTimeNow
Generates the current date/time.
ActionField
The ActionField source allows you to select an action that you have defined using the Action Editor to get a value.
Below is the full list of Sourced Values:
Source | Value Identifier |
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ActionField
Argument
Get/Set value using an argument passed to the project. Use button to select or define arguments.
CalendarYear
Concatenation
Get/Set value by concatenating multiple values including text, Data Fields, etc.
ConditionResult
Get/Set result of executing a Condition
ConnectionString
Get/Set value by configuring a connection string.
DataFieldValue
Get/Set value using the current value of a field in the current record of a Source or Target activity in the project.
Date
Get/Set value using a Date. Use editor button to enter a Date, select Date function, add TimeSpan etc.
DateTime
Get/Set value using a DateTime. Use button to enter a DateTime, select DateTime function, add TimeSpan, etc.
Decimal
Get/Set value using a Decimal value.
RuntimeSettingField
Get/Set value from a pre-defined runtime setting field. Use editor button to select or define Runtime Setting Fields.
Double
Get/Set a value using a Double data type.
DynamicValue
Get/Set value using an appRules dynamic value. You can use one of the predefined values or enter a unique name.
Expression
Get/Set value from the result of executing an expression (JavaScript). Use editor button to enter Expression.
FilePath
Get/Set value as file path in file system
FiscalYear
Guid
Html
Single
Get/Set value as Single data type.
SourceDataFieldValue
Gets a data field value in the current Source.
String
Get/Set value as String data type.
TargetDataFieldValue
Gets a data field value in the current Target.
System
Get/Set a System value
TimeSpan
Get/Set value as TimeSpan
Variable
Get/Set value using a pre-defined Variable. Use button to select or define Variables
Get/Set value using an ActionField defined in Actions.
Get/Set value as calendar year. Enter calendar year or select:
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Get/Set value as Fiscal Year. Enter fiscal year or select from list
Get/Set value from a Guid. Enter the Guid or select "New Guid".
Get/Set value using Html.
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