create-object.md

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Create Object	object-activities

1 Introduction

The Create object action can be used to create an object.

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See Microflow Element Common Properties for properties that all microflow activities share (for example, caption). This page only describes the properties specific to the action.

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2 Action Properties

2.1 Entity

The entity of which you want to create an object.

2.2 Commit Type

The Commit type defines the way the object is committed.

Option	Description
Yes with event handlers	The object is saved in the database and the event handlers are triggered.
Yes without event handlers	The object is saved in the database, but the event handlers are not triggered.
No	The object is changed without being saved in the database.

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Nanoflows do not support committing changes without events. Committing while running in an online app sends a commit request to the Mendix Runtime and runs the events. If a Create object action is used in an offline app, the changes are committed to the offline database.

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Default value: No

2.3 Refresh in Client

If the microflow is called from the client, data sources do not reload, unless Refresh in client is set to Yes.

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When inside a nanoflow, the Create object action reloads data sources as if Refresh in client was set to Yes.

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Default value: No

2.3 Initialize Members

You can initialize members of the newly created object. Values for members are specified with an expression and should be of the same type as the member.

3 Output Properties

3.1 Variable Name

Variable name defines the name of the resulting object variable. It can be used by all activities that follow this activity.