Build complex conditions

To have a trigger start its action only when a certain condition has been met, you can use the condition property found on the Advanced tab of all trigger user interfaces. To define the condition however, there are two ways:

  1. Type the condition in the text-field.
  2. Press the Build condition button to open the Condition Builder dialog box.

The Condition Builder allows building conditions from either static or dynamic data, using an intuitive interface and generating all the required code for you. If you need more complex conditions, simply switch to the Advanced tab, and you can enter it.

The dialog box is divided into two tabs:

The Basic tab

To set the dialog box options, follow the next steps:

 

  1. In the Expression 1 text box enter the condition's first element. You can use the InterAKT Dynamic Data (the lighting bolt icon) to build this expression.
  2. From the Condition drop-down menu select the operator used to compare the two expressions.
  3. In the Expression 2 text box, enter the second element of the condition. You can also use the InterAKT Dynamic Data to build this expression.

  4. The three buttons in the top right corner of the interface offer you the next functionalities:
    · Click OK when you are done configuring the dialog box.
    · Click Cancel to exit without applying the new settings.
    · The Help button opens this help page.
    These buttons are common to both tabs of the Condition Builder interface.

  5. Click on the Advanced tab to build more complex conditions.
Note: If you prefer writing the code yourself in the Expression 1 and Expression 2 fields, please make sure the code is correct and appropriate for the server model you use (ColdFusion, PHP_MySQL, PHP_ADODB, ASP_VBScript etc.).

The Advanced tab

To set the dialog box options, follow the next steps:

 

  1. In the Expression text area you can see the condition set in the Basic tab. You can make it as complex as you want by using other variables, constants, operators.

  2. Click OK when you are done building the condition.

Note: When switching from the Advanced tab to the Basic one, if the condition is simple enough, it will be recognized, and the respective fields will be filled in automatically.