Activity form - Completing the Steps tab - Entering preconditions
Use the When button to define a when precondition that conditionally skips execution of a step. The system evaluates whether specified conditions are met before it executes the method or instruction referenced in the step. If false, the rest of the step is skipped.
Click the button to access the details of the precondition.
Use the add row and delete row icons to define the condition. Order is significant. You can rearrange the order by selecting the row number and dragging it up or down. Click OK to save your edits and close the dialog.
| Field | Description | |
| Enable conditions before this action | Select to turn on the precondition test. If this box is not selected, all the rows are hidden and are ignored at runtime. The gray When button appears. | |
| When | Identify a when condition rule that specifies this precondition. Or enter an
expression starting with "=" that returns true or false, such as Click the Open icon to review or update the when
condition rule. Click
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| If True |
Select to indicate what is to happen if the when condition evaluates to True. Complete both an If True and an If False option for each precondition row.
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to start
the Expression Builder. Jump To, enter the Label name of the step to jump to.
If you entered Exit Activity, enter an integer:
0
for a status of
Good, any negative integer for a status of
Fail, and any positive integer for a status of
Warn.
JumpTo, enter the label of the step to jump to.
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