Configure a Condition activity

Add nodes from the Satellite

1. Select the Condition node and click the Activity icon on the Satellite.

   An activity is added to the condition node.

2. Similarly, add the other nodes to the Condition node, as needed.

   The node names appear on the Take path column of the Path table.

   To delete a node, select the node and click  on the header.

3. By default, the first node under the Condition node appears as the default path. You can change the default path by selecting a different activity on the Default path list.

4. To update the path, double-click the first activity on the Path column or select the activity and click  on the header.

   The Edit path dialog box is displayed.

5. The Activity name is displayed as read-only.

6. Add a Description for the activity.

   The node description appears on the When column of the Path table.

7. Right-click on the rule editor and define a rule using the process and server variables.

   Literal strings automatically support special characters such as \ and ". At runtime, the rules are updated to automatically prefix for the literal strings with @ symbol, but only when required. You can still use a prefix for the literal string with @ symbol, such as @"abc\123" or by escaping the characters, such as "abc\\123".

8. To validate the expression, click Validate.

   If the expression is not valid, a message appears stating the branching rule is invalid. Click OK in the error message, correct the expression, and validate.

9. Click Update.

10. Similarly, update the path for other nodes, as needed.

Add nodes directly when defining the rule path

1. Select the Condition node and click  for Path on the Configuration tab.

   The New path dialog box is displayed.

2. Enter the Activity name.

3. Enter a Description for the activity.

4. Right-click on the rule editor and define a rule using the process and server variables.

   Literal strings automatically support special characters such as \ and ". At runtime, the rules are updated to automatically prefix literal strings with @ symbol, but only when required. You can still use a prefix for the literal string with @ symbol, such as @"abc\123" or by escaping the characters, such as "abc\\123".

5. To validate the expression, click Validate.

   If the expression is not valid, a message appears stating the branching rule is invalid. Click OK in the error message, correct the expression, and validate.

6. Click Add.

   The node name appears on the Take path column and the node description appears on the When column of the Path table.

7. Similarly, add the other nodes as needed to the Condition node by defining the path.

   To delete a node, select the node and click  on the header.

8. By default, the first node under the Condition node appears as default path. You can change the default path by selecting a different activity on the Default path list.