Claris Connect utilities
Claris Connect provides a set of utilities that allow you to transform output data from a flow step, use communication protocols to work with data, and add enhanced functionality to your flows. For example, you can use the Text utility to extract the domain in an email address, the Images utility to read data from a document or image file, or the Approval utility to require someone's approval before the flow can continue.
Name |
Description |
Approval | Adds an email approval step to a flow. See Using approvals. |
Calculations |
Performs calculations Note The Calculate expression action of the Calculation utility can use JavaScript Math object properties and methods; for example, |
Cryptography |
Generates a hash value, a hashed message authentication code, or a Universally Unique Identifier |
Dates | Performs a date calculation or changes the date format |
Documents | Extracts text from documents or images, or converts snippets to or from JSON or XML |
FTP | Performs operations on files and folders using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) |
HTTP | Allows you to create a webhook that can trigger a flow as well as retrieve data through an HTTP request to a unique URL generated by Claris Connect. Also allows you to respond to HTTP requests with JSON data as well as make custom HTTP requests. See Creating webhooks and Using webhook triggers and HTTP requests in a flow. |
Images | Returns information about image files |
JSON | Converts a text string to JSON format |
Lists | Performs operations on lists |
Schedules | Schedules a step to run at a time or date interval. See Scheduling flows. |
SFTP | Performs FTP operations using the SSH network protocol to exchange data over a secure channel |
Text | Performs operations on text |
Variable | Creates or updates a flow variable. See Using variables. |