EXPRESSION

Expressions are used to perform calculations or business process.  They can only return one value.

EXPRESSION: Elements and Attributes
TYPE=EXPRESSION
Element Attributes Parent Element Description Element/Attribute Value

<MathVariable>

 

 

TYPE

   

Expression that may use field names, MathVariables, numbers and operators.
EXPRESSION

LOG

   

Yes:  the result is stored in AsActivityMath table to be used by other activities.

No: the result is not stored. This is the default behavior.  

ROUND

   

Integer that will set the rounding for numeric data types.

CLEARVALUE

   

Value: Yes / No

Default Value: No

Yes: The value of the math variable will be deleted after the execution of all the Attached Rules at the end of activity processing and will not be visible on the Math tab in the Activity details screen.

No: The value of the math variable will be retained after activity processing and will be displayed in the Math tab in the Activity details screen.

XML Example

<MathVariable VARIABLENAME="ExampleMV" TYPE="EXPRESSION" DATATYPE="DECIMAL">MVOne + MVTwo</MathVariable>   

Important: Go to Operators available for EXPRESSION writing to see what operators you may use for creating Expressions.