A.1 About Service Actions

An action is defined as a list of colon-separated segments, using the following format:

type:name:parameters:control mask:error message

The action type can be designated by a number or a descriptive name:

• 1: Select query. This executes a database query to retrieve information (read-only action) then discards the results.

• 2: Execute query. This executes a database query to delete, add, or update information in the database.

• 3: Java method. This specifies a code module that is a part of the Java class implementing the service.

• 4: Load option list. This loads an option list stored in the system.

• 5: Select cache query. This executes a database query to retrieve information (read-only action) and stores the results for later use.

• See Section 4.1.3, "Actions" for details about actions, their parameters, and control masks.