The Inbox Query and Inbox Update activity nodes

This section describes activity nodes that can be used to query and update Inbox in processes. The Inbox Query and Inbox Update nodes are grouped with ION activity nodes in Infor Process Designer.

The Inbox Query node performs an iterative query against the Inbox and retrieves records meeting the specified criteria (a status flag on an Inbox). Optionally, the node can be configured to update the status of retrieved records.

The Inbox Update node sets the status on specific Inbox records. It is usually used in conjunction with the Inbox node when you want the selected records to be saved for updating at a different point in the process.

Here is a simple example that shows how you might use the Inbox and Inbox Update nodes in a process that identifies Inbox records with errors and changes their status so the records can be reprocessed. The process would include:

  • Inbox Query node configured to retrieve records with "error" status.

  • Inbox Update node configured to populate these records as "unprocessed".

Note: 

Much of the functionality available from these nodes is also available from the ION channel/receiver feature. Depending on your application, a channel/receiver configuration might be more useful. Information about how the ION channel/receiver works and how to configure it is in the Infor Process Automation Administration Guide available in the Infor Landmark Technology help.