checkSituationState

A Workflow Engine function that returns true if the specified state exists for a Situation. For example TICKETED, LEAVE_MANUAL_DESCRIPTION. Not to be confused with Situation status.

This function is available for Situation workflows only.

This function is only available as a feature of the Workflow Engine v1.0 download. The Workflow Engine v.1.1 replaces this function with checkSituationFlag.

The workflow sweep up filter applies to this function.

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Arguments

Workflow Engine function checkSituationState takes the following arguments:

Name

Required

Type

Description

state

Yes

String

Situaton state or flag to check for. For example: "TICKETED".

Example

The following example demonstrates typical use of Workflow Engine function checkSituationState. If you want to set the state to TICKETED, enter the following:

  • state: TICKETED

The UI translates your settings to the following JSON:

{"state":"TICKETED"}

Returns true for Situations that have a state of "TICKETED". For example a Situation 22 which returns the following for getSituationFlags :

{"22": ["TICKETED"]}