Hawkeye - Beacon

Nintex Workflow 2013 > Workflow Actions

Hawkeye - Beacon

Logs a specific beacon value to Nintex Hawkeye.

With this action, you can emit additional data from a workflow for a process intelligence lens report. For example, a beacon can report on any workflow context, including variables and list items. The beacon action can be placed anywhere in the workflow.

To use the workflow action:

Locate the action in Workflow Actions Toolbox (located on the left hand-side);

Click on the Category listings to reveal the actions; OR
Search for the action using a keyword.

Select the action, drag it onto the design canvas and drop it onto a design pearl.

Alternatively

Left-clicking the pearl, mouse-over Insert Action and then the Categories to reveal the actions, click the required action from the list.

To change the settings used by the action:

On the action’s title click the down arrow to activate a drop-down
Select Configure; OR
Double-click the action's icon.

For more information on the other options in the drop-down, please refer to the Getting started with the Nintex Workflow designer.

Actions settings

Following are the fields and options visible in the configuration settings dialog box for this action.

Field	Description
Beacons	Define one or more beacons to emit data from the workflow for reports. Examples include variables and list items.
Add Beacon	Adds another beacon for this action.
Error handling	Configure settings as appropriate. With error handling you can capture errors that occur during the execution of the call to Nintex Hawkeye and add additional actions to handle any exceptions.