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@Yiyun333 Yiyun333 changed the title Update documentation based on improved toolbox activity names and pro… Documentation updates for improved toolbox activity names and pro… Aug 7, 2025
@Yiyun333 Yiyun333 changed the title Documentation updates for improved toolbox activity names and pro… Documentation updates for improved toolbox activity names and property dialog box titles Aug 7, 2025
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Microflows can call other microflows by defining a mapping of expressions to par

| Studio Pro Guide | Model SDK API docs |
| --- | --- |
| [Microflow Call](/refguide/microflow-call/) |[MicroflowCallAction](https://apidocs.rnd.mendix.com/modelsdk/latest/classes/microflows.microflowcallaction.html) |
| [Call Microflow](/refguide/microflow-call/) |[MicroflowCallAction](https://apidocs.rnd.mendix.com/modelsdk/latest/classes/microflows.microflowcallaction.html) |
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If the link also points to /refguide/call-microflow/ it would improve consistency.

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@ievgen-baida This was what I had done before I realized that we already had the exact same URL used for the Call microflow activity in the workflow editor: https://docs.mendix.com/refguide/call-microflow/. So I reverted my changes and kept the current URL.

@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ Delete the APM Tools item that calls "APMAgent/USE_ME/IVK_OpenConsole" from navi

## Optional: Revert After Startup and Before Shutdown

Remove the microflow call action to APMAgent\USE_ME\AfterStartup from an after startup microflow. This feature is runtime configurable and by default none of the tools are started.
Remove the microflow call action to APMAgent\USE_ME\BeforeShutdown from a before shutdown microflow.
Remove the microflow call activity to APMAgent\USE_ME\AfterStartup from an after startup microflow. This feature is runtime configurable and by default none of the tools are started.
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microflow call activity

It is now called Call microflow activity. Sometimes these names of the UI elements are decorated in bold, which is also specified in Microcopy Guide.

Would be nice to adjust the formatting to conform to it.

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@ievgen-baida That's a very good point. I'll address that.

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ To ensure the best user experience for your Mendix application, follow these bes
* Synchronize large files or images using selective synchronization
* Use an `isDeleted` Boolean attribute for delete functionality so that conflicts can be handled correctly on the server
* Use before- and after-commit microflows to pre- or post-process data
* Use a [microflow call](/refguide/microflow-call/) in your nanoflows to perform additional server-side logic such as retrieving data from a REST service, or accessing and using complex logic such as Java actions
* Use a [Call microflow](/refguide/microflow-call/) activity in your nanoflows to perform additional server-side logic such as retrieving data from a REST service, or accessing and using complex logic such as Java actions
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* Use a [Call microflow](/refguide/microflow-call/) activity in your nanoflows to perform additional server-side logic such as retrieving data from a REST service, or accessing and using complex logic such as Java actions
* Use a [Call microflow](/refguide/call-microflow/) activity in your nanoflows to perform additional server-side logic such as retrieving data from a REST service, or accessing and using complex logic such as Java actions

| {{< figure src="/attachments/refguide/modeling/application-logic/microflows-and-nanoflows/activities/call-microflow.png" alt="microflow call" link="/refguide/microflow-call/" max-width=65% class="no-border" >}} | [Microflow call](/refguide/microflow-call/) | Calls a microflow. Arguments can be passed to the microflow and the result can be stored in a variable. |
| {{< figure src="/attachments/refguide/modeling/application-logic/microflows-and-nanoflows/activities/call-java-action.png" alt="Call Java action" link="/refguide/call-java-action/" max-width=65% class="no-border" >}} | [Call Java action](/refguide/call-java-action/) (microflows only) | Calls a Java action. Arguments can be passed to the action and the result can be stored in a variable. |
| {{< figure src="/attachments/refguide/modeling/application-logic/microflows-and-nanoflows/activities/call-javascript-action.png" alt="call javascript action" link="/refguide/call-javascript-action/" max-width=65% class="no-border" >}} | [Call JavaScript action](/refguide/call-javascript-action/) (nanoflows only) | Calls a JavaScript action. Arguments can be passed to the action and the result can be stored in a variable. |
| {{< figure src="/attachments/refguide/modeling/application-logic/microflows-and-nanoflows/activities/call-microflow.png" alt="call microflow" link="/refguide/microflow-call/" max-width=65% class="no-border" >}} | [Call microflow](/refguide/microflow-call/) | Calls a microflow. Arguments can be passed to the microflow and the result can be stored in a variable. |
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| {{< figure src="/attachments/refguide/modeling/application-logic/microflows-and-nanoflows/activities/call-microflow.png" alt="call microflow" link="/refguide/microflow-call/" max-width=65% class="no-border" >}} | [Call microflow](/refguide/microflow-call/) | Calls a microflow. Arguments can be passed to the microflow and the result can be stored in a variable. |
| {{< figure src="/attachments/refguide/modeling/application-logic/microflows-and-nanoflows/activities/call-microflow.png" alt="call microflow" link="/refguide/call-microflow/" max-width=65% class="no-border" >}} | [Call microflow](/refguide/call-microflow/) | Calls a microflow. Arguments can be passed to the microflow and the result can be stored in a variable. |

* [Microflow call](/refguide/microflow-call/) – calls a microflow
* [Call Java action](/refguide/call-java-action/) (microflows only) – calls a Java action
* [Call JavaScript action](/refguide/call-javascript-action/) (nanoflows only) – calls a JavaScript action
* [Call microflow](/refguide/microflow-call/) – calls a microflow
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* [Call microflow](/refguide/microflow-call/) – calls a microflow
* [Call microflow](/refguide/call-microflow/) – calls a microflow

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ weight: 50

The following are the client activities you can use in your microflow or nanoflow:

* [Nanoflow call](/refguide/nanoflow-call/) (nanoflows only) – calls another nanoflow
* [Call nanoflow](/refguide/nanoflow-call/) (nanoflows only) – calls another nanoflow
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* [Call nanoflow](/refguide/nanoflow-call/) (nanoflows only) – calls another nanoflow
* [Call nanoflow](/refguide/call-nanoflow/) (nanoflows only) – calls another nanoflow

* [Java Action Call](/refguide/java-action-call/)
* [Microflow Call](/refguide/microflow-call/)
* [Call Java Action](/refguide/call-java-action/)
* [Call Microflow](/refguide/microflow-call/)
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* [Call Microflow](/refguide/microflow-call/)
* [Call Microflow](/refguide/call-microflow/)

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