Using Conditions

What are a Condition?

In the context of workflow, a”condition” could refer to a specific set of requirements that must be met in order for a task or process to be completed successfully. For example, a digital workflow might include a condition that a certain document must be approved by a manager before it can be sent to the next step in the process.

The input of condition are some data in type of a variable , outcome from a previous step or autofield. The result of a condition can bei either true or false.

Configure a Condition

To configure a condition, simple drag & drop the condition activity shape into the workflow canvas. click on the condition for further configuration.

Condition Properties

For comparing your workflow data, you have several data sources:

Shape	Description
	Defined Outcomes and System States including the current set outcome
	Defined Variables
	Constants (Fixed Values)

Operator

To compare a set of values , you need to specify the operator regarding the character (datatype) of the to be compared values

Operator	Description / Limitation
==	Compare two Values if there similar like A == A equals true, A == B equals false
!=	Compare two Values if there not similar like A != B equals true, A != A equals false
>	Greater than – Compare two numbers (integer or float) if one Number is greater than the other for e.g. 5 > 4 equals true, 6 > 8 equals false
<	< Less than – Compare two numbers (integer or float) if one Number is less than the other for e.g. 4 < 5 equals true, 6 < 5 equals false
>=	Greater than or equal to – Compare two numbers (integer or float) if one Number is greater than or equal to the other for e.g. 5 >= 5 equals true, 6 >= 8 equals false
<=	Less than or equal to – Compare two numbers (integer or float) if one Number is less than or equal to the other for e.g. 5 <= 5 equals true, 6 <= 5 equals false

Per Default, only the operator == and != are choosable – you have to specify the two values (left and right) first, to get the complete list of suitable operators for comparison.

And / Or Linking

You can set per condition shape if multiple conditions are linked with And or Or

Link Type	Description
	AND means that every set of condition will be evaluated with the goal that every single comparison equals true, otherwise if only one of them results in false , the complete condition will be set to false f A == B AND B ==B equals false because the first comparison is false A != B AND B == B equals true because all sets are true and none of them are false.
	OR means that at only one of the single comparison has to be true to set the complete condition to true for example A == B OR B == B equals true, because at least one comparison (B==B) results in true. A != A OR B != B equals false, because both comparison leads to false.

Link Type

Description

AND means that every set of condition will be evaluated with the goal that every single comparison equals true, otherwise if only one of them results in false , the complete condition will be set to false f

A == B AND B ==B equals false because the first comparison is false

A != B AND B == B equals true because all sets are true and none of them are false.