The difference between filtering and routing, and configuring logic to filter or route data
Overview
The advanced automation flow builder in Writer Merge templates enables you to dynamically evaluate data, and direct it through an appropriate path of the workflow using the following filter and route logic (rules) cards:
- Execute On Condition – Move to the next step based on a specific set of conditions.
- Route Files On Condition – Route files into different groups, creating subsets based on conditions, allowing the overlap of files between subsets.
- Route Data On Condition – Route data into different groups, creating subsets based on conditions, allowing the overlap of data between subsets.
- Filter Files – Partition files into groups, ensuring each file is assigned to exactly one port.
- Filter Data On Condition – Partition data into groups, ensuring each entry is assigned to exactly one port.
- Set Variable – Store and update values dynamically in the workflow for calculations or tracking.
A filter card divides the data into subsets based on conditions and pushes each subset along a specific workflow path. A route card on the other hand doesn't divide data but directs data along multiple paths/routes and at each point the matching data is processed as per the flow specified in that route.
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