Input criteria

Learn about the input criteria workflow elements.

You can select data in workflows based on conditions that are dependent on the parent processes. To do so, use the Input Criteria and Result tables.

Input criteria also provide other options: you can determine that a process is only opened if certain conditions are met by the parameter, or choose to open additional processes as well.

Use the Input Criteria table to:

  • Apply conditions to parameters
  • Determine that a process is only opened if conditions are met
  • Search the database
  • Access keys formed using parameters
  • Define the relationships between records and processes
  • Define various actions dependent on these results
Column Option
Link Operand Use this column to determine whether the condition is linked with other conditions using a logical 'AND' or 'OR'.
Info Area Index You can search for and select records using indexes. Determine the info area in the Info Area column and the index you wish to use in the Index column.
Read Type Determines which records are returned: records with the same index (Equal), records with higher indexes (Greater, GreaterEqual), records with lower indexes (Less, LessEqual), or the first or last record (First or Last).
Key Length Key Definition

You can use parameters to form keys.

If you enter a Key Length of '-1', the length of the key is set to the length of the parameter entered under Key Definition.

Click in the Key Definition cell to open the Key Definition table and define the key.
Condition Extended Cond. Not Included You can define further conditions applied to the records.

Parameters No.

Operand Comp. Value Comp. Field

You can apply conditions to parameters and compare them to either fixed values or fields in the info area being searched.

Select the parameter in the Parameters column. Define the comparison using the Operand, Comp. Value and Comp. Field columns. Select the field to compare the parameter with in the Comp. Field cell. To compare the parameter with a fixed comparison value, enter the value in the Comp. Value field.
Result Used to configure how the result is used (see below).
Comment Enter text in all available languages to be displayed when the workflow is carrying out this task.