Open entity in dialog activity (how-to)

This article explains how to use the open view activity. We are going to create a workflow that opens the edit customer view in our customer registry app.

Instructions

1. Go to the tab Flow and press Create new workflow.

2. Name it Customer: Edit and select customer as root entity for the workflow.
   

   

3. Add the open entity in dialog activity, double-click the activity and select the view Customer: Edit
   
   

   

4. Double-click the branch leading into the open entity in dialog activity. Press add parameter and choose root-entity as in-parameter by clicking both lefthand-side and right-hand side.
   
   

   

5. Add a cancel workflow activity to the open entity in dialog activity.

6. Double-click the branch leading to the cancel workflow activity and select the criteria DialogResult = False
   
   

   

7. Add a command by pressing create command and if needed choose an image and rename Caption.
   
   

   

   
   
   

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