--- title: "Example: Conditional Start Events With Global Data Expression Syntax" slug: "example-conditional-start-events-with-global-data-expression-syntax" updated: 2026-06-03T17:58:02Z published: 2026-06-03T17:58:02Z canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/example-conditional-start-events-with-global-data-expression-syntax" stale: true --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://documentation.decisions.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Example: Conditional Start Events With Global Data Expression Syntax Follow examples of how to configure Conditional Start Events with Global Data Expression Syntax. ## Overview Conditional events are triggered when an external condition is enabled or disabled. The data that can be used to assert conditions can be divided into two groups: - Request Data, which is all the request’s variables. - Global Data, which is all the data external to a request such as the server time, user data, or other requests data. ProcessMaker publishes some functions with the [Symfony Formal Expression](https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/expression_language/syntax.html) that allow access to the most relevant global data. For more information about these functions, see [Global Data Expression Syntax](/v1/docs/feel-expression-syntax#global-data-expression-syntax). In Intermediate Conditional Event elements we can use both Request and Global Data. Conditional Start Event elements use Global Data only. ## Global Data Functions Examples The following examples use [Global Data Expression Syntax](/v1/docs/feel-expression-syntax#global-data-expression-syntax) functions in the **Condition** setting of the [Conditional Start Events configuration](/v1/docs/conditional-start-event#configuration-panel-settings). ### date - Start a Request when the current year is 2022: `date(“Y”) == 2022` - Start a Request every time that the current minute is 2: `date("i") % 2 == 0` ### env - Start a Request when the environment variable **API_TIMEOUT** is set to a time that is greater than 30000: `env(“API_TIMEOUT”) > 30000` - Start a Request when the email server has an SMTP configuration: `env(“MAIL_DRIVER”) == “smtp”` ### getActiveTaskAt (node_id, requestId) - Start a Request when the third node and the first Request of a Process is triggered: `getActiveTaskAt('node_3', 1) != null` - The syntax allows you to navigate through attributes using the dot notation. Then, start a Request when the Task with ID `node_3`of Request 1 is assigned to a user from Argentina: `getActiveTaskAt('node_3',1).user.country == “AR”` ### lowercase - Start a Request when user 1 has firstname `test`: `lowercase(user(1).firstname) == “test”` ### process(process_id) - Start a Request when a Process ID 86 is present in the database: `process(86) != null` - Start a Request if the Process 86 description is set to `Outage`: `process(86).description == “Outage”` - Access the Process's Request information. For example, start a Request when Process 86 has one or more Requests: `process(86).requests.count()>0` - Start a Request when the last added Request is assigned to a user with ID 2: `process(86).requests.last().user_id == 2` ### request(request_id) - Start a Request when the Request 1000 is created: `request(1000) !=  null` - All elements of Request data can be accessed using arrays. For example, start a Request when Request 1 stock is less than 100: `request(1).data['stock'] < 100` - Start a Request when Request 1 has a user with username `admin` assigned to it: `request(1).data[”_user”][”username”] == “admin”` - Start a Request when Request 1 is created later than the first day of 2023: `request(1).created_at > '2023-01-01'` ### uppercase - Start a Request when user 1 has firstname `TEST`: `uppercase(user(1).firstname) == “TEST”` ### user(user_id) - Start a Request when user 1 changes its username to `anonymous`: `user(1).username == “anonymous”` - Syntax allows the use of regular expressions. For example, starts a Request when the user 1 firstname starts with `Admin`: `user(1).firstname matches "/^Admin*/" == 1`