Simple Interaction Operation

This topic provides you with information about the Simple Interaction operation.

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Defining Functions and Methods

Accessing this Operation

This operation can be accessed by clicking Simple Interaction .

Describing this Operation

This operation lets the expert user create a simple and immersive dialog to:

  • Interrupt the process when displaying an immersive dialog
  • Let the end-user perform any kind of actions when the process is interrupted
  • Ask the end-user to enter a piece of information (such as selecting an option or entering a value).

Using this Operation Interface

Name Name attributed to the operation.
Comment Comment attributed to the operation.
Dialog Type The options available in the section let you select the interactions between the end-user and the dialog.
Use buttons Lets you use buttons.
Use a combo box Lets you enter information in a combo box.
Use an input field Lets you enter information in an input field.
Properties This section lets you set the dialog properties.
Message Lets you enter the message to be displayed at runtime.
Picture name (must be in associated AppRes) Lets you enter the name of the picture displayed in the dialog. Enter the full picture name (including the extension) as stored in the Know-how component resources folder.
Choices (separated by comma)
  • If you selected Use buttons or Use a combo box, enter the button names or the combo box lines.
  • If you leave the box empty, a Continue button is available in the dialog to close it and get back to the process.
Editable parameter If you select Use an input field, select in the tree, the parameter valuated by the end-user after clicking Continue.
Come back to the process App after the end of this behavior Select this option to get back to the original app process.
Note: The options of the Properties section have corresponding parameters in the tree:


  • Choices option: the comma separated values are converted into a list of strings named ChoicesList.
  • The output attribute ChoiceIndex returns an integer value that matches the index of the user choice in ChoicesList.