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Power Action States

Power Action states allow you to perform actions in external applications directly from a Circuit. Power Actions use the integrations configured in Qntrl and execute actions in the connected application when the corresponding Circuit state is executed.

Power Actions can be used to automate actions across supported applications without writing custom integrations.

For information about supported applications and available actions, refer to Power Actions.

Prerequisites   

Before using Power Action states in a Circuit:

 

Configure a Power Action State  

After an application is invoked through Power Actions, its available actions are automatically listed as states under the Power Actions category in Circuit Builder.
  1. Open the required Circuit in Builder View.
  2. In the right pane, select Power Actions.
  3. The applications will be listed.
  4. Select the required application.
  5. Select the required state under the selected application
  6. Drag and drop the required action into the Circuit.
  7. Under Configuration:
    • Type is set to Task by default.
    • Task ID and Next State are preselected based on the chosen state and can be modified from the dropdown.
    • Connections: Select the connection to authenticate and perform the action in the connected application.
      • Only connections created for the selected application are available for selection.
      • If a suitable connection is not available, click Create Connection to create and authorize a new connection. Newly created connections are automatically listed under Power Actions.
    • Fill in the fields required for the selected action.
  1. Configure Error Handling, if required.
  2. To configure Input Path, Output Path, Result Path, and Result Selector, click Input/Output next to the Configuration tab. For more details, refer to Input & Output Processing.

      


 Code View 

"Add Employee Record": {
      "type": "power_action",
      "next": "End",
      "service": "ZohoFlow",
      "integration_id": 60074732539,
      "payload": {
	   "employeeId": "SWE-3215",
	   "firstName": "Sarah",
	   "lastName": "Lillian",
      }
}

 

How Power Action States Work  

Consider an employee onboarding workflow.

When a new employee record is approved:

  1. The Circuit executes a Power Action state.

  2. A connection to Zoho Mail is used.

  3. A mailbox is created for the employee.

  4. The action response is returned to the Circuit.

  5. The Circuit proceeds to the next onboarding step.

This allows Qntrl to automate actions across integrated applications as part of a business process.


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