Navigation Reference

This page describes built-in Touch Portal Navigation actions, events and states. For other automation options, see the Touch Portal Capability Model.

Navigation Actions

Go To Page

The Action 'Go To Page' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Page
The Page to navigate to
This action allows you to navigate to the selected Page.
Note: This action does not stop executing the rest of the flow. The page will be changed so actions that refer to page specific functionality might not act incorrectly.
Action
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1.0

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Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Go To Page On Device

The Action 'Go To Page On Device' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Page
The Page to navigate to
Device reference
The device you want to send the page to, either the multiple devices upgrade id
This action allows you to navigate to the selected Page on a specific device.
Action
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4.0

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Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Open Url

The Action 'Open Url' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Url
The url to open. This needs to be a full correctly formatted url otherwise the standard browser may not be able to open it correctly.
This action allows you to open an URL in your standard browser.
Note: If you want to open specific browsers with specific URLs you will need to see whether the browser can be started with an url as a start parameter and then use the Run Application action.
Action
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1.0

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
Green Windows Logo indicating this Action is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Action is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Action is supported on Linux.

Navigation Events

When A Page Is Changed

The Event 'When A Page Is Changed' as visible in Touch Portal.

Event settings

Page
the Page that would trigger this action. Use an asterix if you want to catch all Page changes.
This event is triggered when a Page is changed on your device.
Note: This will only work if you have the Pro Upgrade.
Event
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4.0

Available since
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Green Windows Logo indicating this Event is supported on Windows.
Green macOS Logo indicating this Event is supported on macOS.
Green Linux Logo indicating this Event is supported on Linux.