workflow script variable

catorarn

I am trying to do a JavaScript $IW_SCRIPT variable like this:

"$IW_BRANCH".match(/^(.*)_SaContent(.*)?$/) ? "true" : "false";

In regex buddy I got a successful match on the branch

/SA/main/bba/Interchange/bba_SaContent/maintenance

The workflow does not like transitioning into the conditional link that I set up for this.

I have an OR Gateway called IsSAContentBranch which has the above IsSAContent conditional link

The other conditional link IsNotSaContentBranch is:

"$IW_BRANCH".match(/^(.*)_(?!SaContent)(.*)?$/) ? "true" : "false";

which is meant to say, everything but _SaContent. I also tested that regex.

The behaviour I get is that it is transitioning to the IsNotSaContentBranch while I kick off the workflow in the bba_SAContent branch.

Any ideas what could be wrong here?

Rick Poulin

The behaviour I get is that it is transitioning to the IsNotSaContentBranch while I kick off the workflow in the bba_SAContent branch.

When you kick off the workflow in a branch that IS supposed to take that path, does it do the opposite? That will indicate whether your regex is the issue, or if you simply reversed the logic in your model.

BTW, to avoid surprises, I prefer to use the exact same match in both conditions and reverse the effects instead. That way you're absolutely sure that 1) you're not dependent on the fancier !? regex conditions, and 2) it's actually impossible for both to be true simultaneously.

Instead of this:
"$IW_BRANCH".match(/^(.*)_SaContent(.*)?$/) ? "true" : "false";
"$IW_BRANCH".match(/^(.*)_(?!SaContent)(.*)?$/) ? "true" : "false";

Do this:
"$IW_BRANCH".match(/^(.*)_SaContent(.*)?$/) ? "true" : "false";
"$IW_BRANCH".match(/^(.*)_SaContent(.*)?$/) ? "false" : "true";