Editing an Action Type

To edit the existing action type in Bytebeam console,

1

Access Settings Tab

Navigate to the Settings Tab by clicking on your username at the top right

2

Go to Action Types Tab and Initiate Action Type Edit

Navigate to the Action Types tab and click on the edit icon against the target action type

3

Fill Details

Select the payload, icon and the timeout duration and click on Submit button to edit the action type.

Only timeout duration can be changed for default action types like update_firmware, update_config etc.

Payload in Action Types

There are 3 payload options in 4 variations available.

None

You can choose this for action types like Shutdown which don’t need any payload to be sent to the device while triggering the action.

JSON

You can choose this for action types which need the JSON payload to be sent to the device while triggering the action.

JSON Data via form

You can choose this for action types like Update CAN Config which enables the JSON data to be sent via form to the device while triggering the action.

To choose this option, choose JSON option from the dropdown, enable the Allow user to input data via form toggle and enter the JSON Schema along with JSON UI Schema while creating or editing the action type

Text

You can choose this for action types which need the payload in text format to be sent to the device while triggering the action.