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Configurable Collection Filter

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Jun 13, 2012 09:45 AM

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Component definition

This component filters a collection based on a configurable, embedded decision model. It can optionally work in place or store the results into a separate variable.

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Definition of component input value or values

General
Input Value Name	Input Value Data Type	Req'd	Example Format	Explanation
Data Type	String	Yes	Process Contacts	Specifies what type of data is stored in the collection.
Array Variable Name	String	Yes	AllContacts	The name of the collection whose elements will be filtered. if "Copy Result To New Variable" is not checked the filtered collection will overwrite this variable.
Copy Result To New Variable	Boolean	Yes		If checked, the filtered collection will be stored into a new variable, preserving the values in the original collection. If not, then the original variable will be overwritten with the filtered results.
Variable to Copy Results	String	*	PrimaryContacts	If checked, the filtered collection will be stored into a new variable, preserving the values in the original collection. If not, then the original variable will be overwritten with the filtered results.
Filter Model	EmbeddedDecisionModelDataType	Yes		This is an embedded decision model that will be applied to each member in the source collection in turn to determine which ones to keep. This model will have a called Element containing the item currently being reviewed. If this value should be kept, route to the "Keep Value" end component. If not, route to the "Filter Out Value" end component.

*When the field is required is described in the "Explanation" column.

Definition of component output value or values

If "Copy Result To New Variable" is selected, the filtered list will be output in a variable with the name provided in "Variable To Copy Result".

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Component settings

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Use case

Notify Primary Contact

A common use case would be to notify the primary contact on a workflow that some event has occurred. In this case, we need to find the primary contact from the full list of contacts retrieved from the process and use the contact's email address to send the message:

The embedded decision model would check the Element.IsPrimary and route to "Keep Value" when it is true:

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