How to Work with Processes > Working with the Branch Processes Group

Process Purpose

The "Call Action" process is used whenever the processes of an action need to run outside the action that triggered it. Some parameters can be sent (for example, the formatted value), when calling the "Change" action of an Input Barcode control.

When you add a process, you are required to define its settings. This occurs in the process's properties window which is displayed automatically after having added the "Call Action" process.

If any subsequent edition is required, double-click the process to open its properties window and enter the necessary modifications.

The values of the "Param Name" column vary according to the control you want to add this process to.

Ex: The image above displays the parameter values of an Input Barcode control (named "Input_Barcode_1_Change").

Fill in the following options:

Execute Action
Action	Specify the action to be called by selecting it from the drop-down.
Send Parameters to action
Param Name column	Displays default parameters associated to the called control. (See Input Barcode 's Predefined Local Variables to check an "Input Barcode" example.)
Value column	Define the values, within variables, to be sent to the called action. Click and select the appropriate variable.
After Action, Go To
Execute "Go to" from called Action	If checked, this option allows the workflow of the code to continue on the called action.
Ignore "Go to" from called Action (continue current Action)	If checked, this option returns the workflow of the code back to the calling point as soon as that called action finishes (it continues the current process).

If required, use the icon on the upper right corner of the properties window to attach any relevant notes to this process. Click it and enter your notes in the resulting text box. These notes will be displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window (in the "Notes" field) and in the "Developer Report".

After filling in the required options, click to conclude or to abort the operation.

The added process is displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window.

Use the right-click in MCL-Designer's input boxes to access some related options as well as the general "Cut", "Copy"; "Paste"; "Search" actions (active/inactive according to the current context).

Ex: If you right-click the "Variable" input box (included in a "Conversion's" properties window), you are provided with general editing/search actions and other more specific options such as "Variable Select" (see "Variable Select"); "Variable Insert" (see "Variable Insert"); "Insert Special Character" (see To Insert Special Characters into a Control's Text Input Field) and "Localization Select" (see Localization List).

If you right-click another input box, it may provide other possibilities.