Acumatica scheduling an action - acumatica

Question

I am trying to create a routine to import orders from our EDI service into Acumatica. I have created a skeleton action:
public PXAction<EDOrderReviewFilter> GetOrders;
[PXProcessButton()]
[PXUIField(DisplayName = "Get Orders")]
protected virtual void getOrders()
{
EDOrderReview graph = PXGraph.CreateInstance<EDOrderReview>();
graph.Filter.Current.ReviewType = "A";
throw new PXRedirectRequiredException(graph, false, "Review");
}
I can finish the code to retrieve the orders and insert the sales orders, but I cannot get this to schedule. The order review graph display would not be included in the automated retrieval. The schedule appears to only allow scheduling of Process All even though the documentation says it should be a picklist of the actions in the graph. Can anyone help? Is there a better way to schedule the order retrieval? The current thought is to check every 15 minutes and import all new orders.
=============New information============================================
I am having trouble now making the calling graph show the spinning timer while orders are being retrieved. In the code below the EDGetOrders.cs is the new processing page that simply retrieves the orders. This will eventually be hidden and scheduled. EDOrderReview.cs is the original graph that allows review and adjustment of imported orders where I would like to have a button that will initiate an order retrieve and show some feedback that the process is running and then show some indication that it is finished. Using the PressButton method processes the retrieve synchronously and then the screen refreshes via the last three lines. The LongOperation method starts the process asynchronously and immediately redraws the screen. Am I using the LongOperation correctly?
// EDGetOrders.cs Separate graph to simply retrieve the orders
// Action to retrieve orders
public PXAction<EDGetOrderFilter> GetOrders;
[PXProcessButton()]
[PXUIField(DisplayName = "")]
protected virtual void getOrders()
{
getEDIOrders();
}
// This function performs all the work and works fine
public void getEDIOrders()
{
...
}
// This function is called on Process All and works fine and shows the spinning timer
public void ProcessOrder(List<EDIGetOrder> list, string type)
{
SOOrderEntry soOrderGraph = PXGraph.CreateInstance<SOOrderEntry>();
bool errorOccured = false;
string statusText = "";
foreach (EDIGetOrder ediOrder in list)
{
PXProcessing<EDIGetOrder>.SetCurrentItem(ediOrder);
getOrders();
statusText = "Orders Retrieved";
}
if (errorOccured)
throw new PXOperationCompletedWithErrorException(statusText);
else
throw new PXOperationCompletedException(statusText);
}
//EDOrderReview.cs Original graph I want to call getOrders from and show the spinning timer
//Action to create button
public PXAction<EDOrderReviewFilter> GetOrders;
[PXProcessButton()]
[PXUIField(DisplayName = "Get Orders")]
protected virtual void getOrders()
{
EDGetOrders getOrders = PXGraph.CreateInstance<EDGetOrders>();
//getOrders.GetOrders.PressButton();
PXLongOperation.StartOperation(this, delegate () { goGetOrders(); });
//Redraw the screen with the new orders
EDOrderReview graph = PXGraph.CreateInstance<EDOrderReview>();
graph.Filter.Current.ReviewType = "A";
throw new PXRedirectRequiredException(graph, false, "Review");
}
public static void goGetOrders()
{
EDGetOrders getOrders = PXGraph.CreateInstance<EDGetOrders>();
getOrders.getEDIOrders();
}

Answer 1

Unfortunately, the current documentation doesn't match with the actual behavior of the Automation Schedules screen. In reality, the Action Name field always stays disabled and can only show the Process All option. Hopefully, this explains why it won't be possible to schedule order retrieval from your current processing page.
An alternative solution would be to create a stand-alone processing screen just to retrieve orders from external EDI service, which you can schedule to run the Process All action every 15 minutes. You can hide this new processing screen from users by placing it in the Hidden folder of the SiteMap.
For sure, you can still keep the Get Orders button on your current processing screen and, if you implement your method to retrieve orders from external EDI service as static, it should be possible to invoke the same method from both your current and new processing screens.
Update to answer the New Information section:
You should throw PXRedirectRequiredException to show EDOrderReview after the GetEDIOrders operation is over:
public PXAction<EDOrderReviewFilter> GetOrders;
[PXProcessButton()]
[PXUIField(DisplayName = "Get Orders")]
protected virtual void getOrders()
{
EDGetOrders getOrders = PXGraph.CreateInstance<EDGetOrders>();
//getOrders.GetOrders.PressButton();
PXLongOperation.StartOperation(this, delegate ()
{
goGetOrders();
//Redraw the screen with the new orders
EDOrderReview graph = PXGraph.CreateInstance<EDOrderReview>();
graph.Filter.Current.ReviewType = "A";
throw new PXRedirectRequiredException(graph, false, "Review");
});
}
public static void goGetOrders()
{
EDGetOrders getOrders = PXGraph.CreateInstance<EDGetOrders>();
getOrders.getEDIOrders();
}