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contextFilter

A Workflow Engine function that filters a workflowContext object for a specified name field. Returns true if the function finds the field under the workflowContext object.

This function is available as a feature of the Add-ons v1.3 download and later.

This function is available for event, alert, and Situation workflows.

The workflow sweep up filter applies to this function.

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Arguments

Workflow Engine function contextFilter takes the following arguments:

Name

Required

Type

Description

field

Yes

String

Name of the field to filter by.

Example

The following example demonstrates typical use of Workflow Engine function workflowEngineFunction.

You want to filter a workflowContext object for a field called "visualize.my_cookbook". Set the following:

  • field: visualize.my_cookbook

The UI translates your settings to the following JSON:

{ “field”:”visualize.my_cookbook”}

If the "visualize.my_cookbook" field is present under the workflowContext object, the function returns true. If the field does not exist, the function returns false.