Flow Aware Rule
  • 10 Feb 2021
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Overview

The Flow Aware Rule is a type of rule that can only be used in the Flow, that is aware of all its data. Only Flow Input data may be used for the Flow Aware Rule's Inputs, as Input Data may not be defined by the Rule itself.

Example

This example will demonstrate how to create a Flow Aware Rule that will take a String value (ASimpleString) from the Flow.  

  1. In a Designer Project, select CREATE FLOW from the top action panel. Click Flow on the Create Flow window. Give the Flow a name (Flow Aware Rule) and click CREATE.
  2. In the Flow Designer, select the Start step and click SHOW EDITOR on the Properties panel.

  3. On the Flow Inputs dialog window, enter "ASimpleString" under the Name field and leave the Type as the default String [Text]. Click Save and then close the window to return to the Flow Designer.
  4. Next, click on the Done path. Then, click the Flows, Rules, Forms and Reports category, then Rules, select the Flow Aware Rule step, and click ADD.
  5. Next, click EDIT FLOW AWARE RULE under the RULE category on the Properties panel.
  6. When the Rule Designer window opens, click Select Data Element. This will display the Flow Data Input (ASimpleString) that was defined in the Start step.
    The Data Element will display any Flow Data Inputs that are defined on the Start step.

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