Step Details |
| Introduced in Version | 4.0.0 |
| Modified in Version | 9.4.0 |
| Location | Database |
The Get Count step returns a count of all objects pertaining to a user-configured data type.
Properties
Entity Fetch Definition
| Property Name | Description | Data Type |
|---|
| Type Name | Define which Type is being fetched by the step. | --- |
| Extension Type Name | Define which Extension Data Type is fetched by the Step, if not a default Type. | --- |
| Fetch Criteria | Allows the user to add new Fetch Criteria by using the Field Name to construct a query-like statement for Decisions to interpret automatically within the step. More than one Fetch Criteria can be configured. | --- |
Modify Fetch Behavior
| Property Name | Description | Data Type |
|---|
Fetch Deleted Entities
| Will fetch entities that were deleted
| Boolean
|
Combine Filters Using AND
| Will combine the specified filters with using AND
| Boolean
|
Read Uncommitted Data
| Enabling this feature allows Decisions to read entities in a database that have been changed but not saved.
| Boolean
|
Security
| Property Name | Description | Data Type |
|---|
Respect Permissions
| If enabled, the step will not count entities from the folder until the user has minimum 'CanUse' permission for that folder.
| --- |
Inputs
| Property Name | Description | Data Type |
|---|
| Parent Folder Id | The ID of the Parent folder | String |
Outputs
| Property | Description | Data Type |
|---|
| Count | The number of objects created of the data type | Int64 |

Step Changes
| Description | Version | Release | Developer Task |
|---|
| Added the "Respect Permissions" setting to the Fetch Entities, Get Count, Fetch Distinct Values, Delete Entities, and Update Entities steps. | 8.16 | November 2023 | [DT-033517] |
Properties were reorganized and names were made consistent.
| 9.4 | November 2024 | [DT-042028] |