Using the Action Browser

The action browser allows users to browse and view all the actions over all the topics in your Zingoolarity instance in list format.

To invoke the action browser, select "Actions” from either the main menu or from the home page:

(Zingoolarity Action Browser)

Searching & Filtering for Actions

The action browser allows you to search and filter for the following action attributes:

• Detail
  Enter a phrase occuring in the details of an action.
• Topic
  Enter part of the topic name.
• User
  Enter part of a user name of an action (who created the action).
• >=Date
  Enter a starting date, from which onwards you want to filter the actions.

Click the "Search” button to perform the search or click the "Clear” button to reset the already entered search criteria.

Exporting Actions

If you are an administrative user, you can export the currently filtered list of actions in ZML format to a local file.

Click on the "Export” button to perform the export.

A file named "export_action.zml” or "export_action.csv" (depending on the export mode settings in the settings screen) will be created in your local "Downloads” directory.

Adding a New Action

To add a new action, click the "Add” button.

Note that using the "Add” button in the action browser will always create new actions for the top-most "Home” topic.

Please use the "Topic Actions” function in the context of a single topic to add actions to a specific topic.

The attributes available in an action have already been explained in a previous chapter in this getting started guide.

Please refer to the "Working with Topic Actions” chapter for more details.

At the bottom of the screen, a couple of buttons are available:

• The "Save” button will just save your changes (without leaving the editor screen).
• The "Save+Back” button will do the same but return to the previous screen.
• The "Cancel” button will just return to the previous screen (without saving).
• The "Delete” button will request confirmation, will delete the record and then will return to the previous screen.
  Note: Deleting an action is only possible, if the action is not yet used somewhere in Zingoolarity already; if this is the case, you will see an appropriate error message.
• The "Log” button will show a historical transaction log of the current record (for auditing purposes).

Editing an Existing Action

To edit an existing action, click the "Edit” button next to the action in the list shown in the action browser after searching.

Viewing Actions for a Topic

You can focus on the actions of a single topic by clicking on the name of a topic in the list shown in the action browser after searching.

Viewing the Author of an Action

You can view the details of an author of an action by clicking on the name of a user in the list shown in the action browser after searching.