Conditions
A condition is a logical expression resulting in a value of true or false. If a condition is false, it can prevent an associated business rule component or other object from running.
The following is the syntax for defining a condition. Some types of conditions can be included in any kind of business rule component, while others are limited to a specific kind of business rule component.
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<Type_of_condition>
</Type_of_condition>
Types of Conditions
The following are types of conditions.
Condition for any business rule component
executionCondition
A condition that can limit whether a business rule component can run. You can define an execution condition for any type of business rule component.
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true
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The business rule component may run.
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false
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The business rule component does not run.
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Condition for conditional business rule components
condition
A condition that can limit whether a conditional business rule component can run.
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true
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The conditional business rule component may run.
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false
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The conditional business rule component does not run.
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For more information, see conditional Business Rule Component.
Conditions for dataService business rule components
stopRowProcessingCondition
A condition in a dataService business rule component that can prevent further database rows from being processed by the business rule component.
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true
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No further rows are processed by the dataService business rule component.
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false
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The dataService business rule component may continue to run.
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skipCurrentRowCondition
A condition in a dataService business rule component that allows you to avoid processing a row. Processing continues with the next row.
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true
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The current row is not processed by the dataService business rule component. Processing continues with the next row.
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false
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The dataService business rule component may process the current row.
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For more information, see dataService Business Rule Component.
Conditions for whileLoop business rule components
beforeCondition
A condition in a whileLoop business rule component that is evaluated for each iteration of the loop before child business rule components are run.
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true
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In a whileLoop business rule component, loopEvents occur, children are evaluated, and then the afterCondition is evaluated.
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false
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In a whileLoop business rule component, loopEvents do not occur, children are evaluated, the afterCondition is not evaluated, and no further iterations of the loop occur.
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afterCondition
A condition in a whileLoop business rule component that is evaluated for each iteration of the loop after child business rule components are run.
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true
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In a whileLoop business rule component, if the number of iterations has not exceeded maxIterations, then a new iteration begins and the beforeCondition (if one exists) is evaluated again.
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false
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In a whileLoop business rule component, no further iterations of the loop occur.
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For more information, see whileLoop Business Rule Component.
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