Touch Portal Specific Reference

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

Touch Portal Specific Actions

Log

The Action 'Log' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Log Text
The log text to add as an entry in the logs.
This action allows you to add log entries in the Touch Portal logs. This can be useful to check out how your setup works and when something is wrong, to find out what is going on.
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

4.5

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.

Refresh Webview

The Action 'Refresh Webview' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Webview ID
the ID of the webview as can be set in the webview settings.
This action allows you to refresh the browser of a specific webview with the given id. The webview needs to be visible on a connected device.
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

4.3

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.

Restart Touch Portal

The Action 'Restart Touch Portal' as visible in Touch Portal.
With this action you can restart Touch Portal.
Note: When executing this action, actions that follow this might not be executed or might not be fully executed. Use this action as the last in the flow of actions.
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

4.0

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.

Set / Load Webview Url

The Action 'Set / Load Webview Url' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

URL
the URL to set the webview to
Webview ID
the ID of the webview as can be set in the webview settings.
This action allows you to load a new URL in the specified webview.
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

4.3

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.

Switch Event On / Off

The Action 'Switch Event On / Off' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Option
The state to put the event in.
Event
The event to change the state of.
This action allows you to turn global Event on and off.
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

2.3

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.

Comment

The Action 'Comment' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Comment
the text you want add as a comment in the flow.
This action allows you to add comments in your flow of actions. This comment action does not execute anything.
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

2.1

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.

Toggle Plugin Action

The Action 'Toggle Plugin Action' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Option
Start or Stop a plugin
Plugin
The plugin to start of stop
This action allows you to start or stop plugins using actions
Action
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

4.0

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.

Touch Portal Specific Events

On Touch Portal Initialized

The Event 'On Touch Portal Initialized' as visible in Touch Portal.
This event is triggered when Touch Portal is initialized.
Note: This will only trigger if the mobile device is running Touch Portal and has been previously connected to the desktop application. This will only work if you have the Pro Upgrade.
Event
Icon showing the Touch Portal category this item belongs to.

4.0

Available since
Touch Portal Logo used to accompany the version number this item was available from.
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.