View source for Activity:SaveObject (Activity)

The SaveObject Activity saves a {{UBIK}} object to the database.


{{ActivityInfoBox
| title = Save Object
| name = SaveObject
| internalname = SaveObject
| image = 
| imagecaption = Activity SaveObject
| purpose = Save an object to the database
| category = Object Primitives
| returns = True if successful
| version = 2.1+
}}





==Arguments==

{| class="wikitable sortable" | width = "50%"
|-
! Argument !! Type !! Direction !! Purpose 
|- align="left"
| UBIKObject|| BaseClass || In || The object to save
|- align="left"
| ShallowSave|| Boolean || In || If True, only the object itself will be saved, if false it will try to also save affected objects of the change ("Deep save")
|- align="left"
| Result|| RelationalObject|| Out || The created instance, null if creation failed
|}

==Usage==

This activity is used save a newly created or changed object to the database. This is necessary if you create a new object during the workflow, e.g. with the [[Activity CreateInstance|CreateInstance activity]] or if you modified an existing object with the [[Activity SetPropertyValue|SetPropertyValue activity]].

==Example==

==See also==
* [[Activity CreateInstance]]

[[Category:Workflows]] [[Category:Activities]]