Add Actions or Other Blocks

Core	Direct Invoke: to add information sources from the Internet or other URLs. See Add a Web Information Source with DirectInvoke. Document: to build a well-formed document as input to a single property for another block. Common examples are for complex input parameters or headers for mashables or other mashups. See Create a Document for Input. Extract: to extract one field, several fields or one or more repeating items from a result. The extracted results can be used as input to another block or as the final result for the mashup. See Extract Partial Results. Filter: to select specific items in a result based on one or more conditions. See Filter Results and Filtering Techniques. Group: groups repeating items based on the unique values of one or more fields. This can also optionally calculate basic statistics for groups. See Group Results. See also Aggregate Statistics. Input: to provide dynamic input fields for other blocks. See Add Input Parameters or Add Input Fields Directly to Block Properties. Join: to combine the repeating items from two blocks based on a relationship. This relationship in the join condition. See Join Results. Loop: to add a mashable or mashup and run it in a loop for multiple results. See Add a Mashup or Mashable in a Loop. Merge: to combine several results that all have the same structure. See Merge Results. Parallel: to run two or more mashables or mashups at the same time (in parallel), generally to improve performance. For more information, see Run Several Blocks Simultaneously. RAQL: to work with and analyze large datasets using MashZone NextGen Analytics and the Real-Time Analytics Query Language (RAQL). See Analyze Datasets with RAQL Queries. Select: to select only specific fields in every repeating item in a result. See Select Fields. Sort: to sort repeating items in a result based on a field. See Sort Results.
Data Transformation	CSVGenerator: to convert results to a CSV (comma-separated values) format used in spreadsheets and some databases. See Format Results as CSV. DataDecorator: to convert, format or transform just the data in results from another block. This action block allows you to apply one or several functions to data. See Decorate or Transform Data. Mapper: to change the structure, organization or data of results to match a known structure. This maps the two structures. See Map Results to Known Structures. Transformer: to change the structure, organization or data of results to a structure you define. See Transform Results.
Database	Database: to run one SQL statement for any datasource that your MashZone NextGen administrator has configured. You can use this block to query a database, run a stored procedure or insert, update or delete records. See Run a SQL Statement.
Math	Average: to calculate the average value of one field in a set of repeating items. See Average Results. Counter: to count the number of items in a set of repeating items. See Count Results.
Utility	Aggregate:performs basic statistics for repeating items that are grouped based on one or more key fields. See Aggregate Statistics. See also Group Results. DateBuilder: to select a date and apply one of several date formats. See Build Dates. NamespaceStripper: to remove all namespaces from a result. See Strip Namespaces. StringBuilder: to build a string of text from extracted values, input fields or other dynamic data. See Build Strings. URLBuilder: to build a URL from extracted values, input fields or other dynamic data, typically for use with Direct Invoke. See Build URLs.