Introducing logic actions

Logic actions are the artifacts we use to manipulate data, perform calculations, and abstract the complexity of our application. In the backend, the actions used in logic are the Server Actions. This name is derived from the fact that actions are only run on the server side, and never on the client side.

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For the client side, we have Client Actions that are used in reactive web and mobile. This is the main topic of Chapter 10, Client-Side Logic.

These actions have a set of properties that allow a quick and accurate parameterization for your objective:

Figure 6.1 – Server Actions properties (based on official documentation)

A Server Action can have input variables, local variables, and output variables. These can be of any available type, including text, entity, and structure records, lists of records or structures, and even a composition of several types.

These variables allow us to manipulate information in...