Adding an Action Result
To add an action result:
2. Do one of the following:
a. Right-click any cell and select
Add Action from the context menu. b. Click
Action in the Palette view. Drag and drop, or click and drop it either before or after an existing result. c. Click
in the toolbar. d. Click an action in the Rules Explorer view. Drag and drop it either before or after an existing result.
3. In the Action Selection dialog box, modify the info as required:
For this field ... | You can do this ... |
Label | Click the label value to modify the action name. |
Status | Enable (click ![](../buildeda-compendium/images/icon_enable_action.png) ) or disable (click ![](../buildeda-compendium/images/icon_disable_action.png) ) the action for all associated result values. |
Select Action | Select an action. It then appears in the Label field, where you can modify its name. |
4. To specify action inputs, click Next. Otherwise, click Finish.
5. Do one of the following:
If you want to add a new data action:
a. On the Select Output Parameter page, select an output parameter from the list of available parameters or create a new output parameter by entering a parameter name in the Name field.
b. Click Next.
c. Specify action inputs as described for process and service actions.
If you want to add a process or service action:
To ... | You can do this ... |
Associate an element of an available input parameter with an action input | a. Click an element of an available input parameter. b. Click the action input you want to associate with the parameter element. c. Click ![](../buildeda-compendium/images/icon_link_elements.png) in the toolbar. or a. Click an element of an available input parameter. b. Drag and drop the cursor on the action input you want to associate with the parameter element. Note: | For more information about how to associate lists and tables, see webMethods Service Development Help. |
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Enter a default value for an action input. | a. Click the action input. b. Click ![](../buildeda-compendium/images/icon_specify_inputvalue.png) in the toolbar. |
6. Click Finish.
If you add an action result with the context menu or the toolbar, it is inserted after the last result. Otherwise it is inserted in the place where you drop the cursor.