Reference for DPA Advanced Rules - EnterWorks_Process_Exchange_(EPX) - 10.5

EnterWorks Process Exchange (EPX)

Product type
Software
Portfolio
Verify
Product family
EnterWorks
Product
Precisely EnterWorks
Precisely EnterWorks > EnterWorks Process Exchange (EPX)
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Version
10.5
Language
English
Product name
Precisely EnterWorks
Title
EnterWorks Process Exchange (EPX)
Copyright
2023
First publish date
2007
Last updated
2024-01-18
Published on
2024-01-18T18:45:39.198000
To create Advanced rules you can use numbers, strings, collections, datetimes and dates. Operators such as: +, -, *, /, =, >, <, >=, <=, <>, and = are valid. You can also use functions in your Advanced rules.

Valid Formats

For: Examples
Number 5 5.0 .5 4.5555
String

'how' 'adlkjljaf343' 'John Doe' 'B-1'

Strings must start with a letter or a digit but can be followed by none or any number of other letters and digits, blank spaces, hyphens (-), number signs (#), and percent signs (%).

Date Use the format mm-dd-yyyy. The date 09-11-1997 is valid.
Collection types

4 'how' 09-09-1997

Valid collection types are numbers, expressions, or dates. Collections can also be strings.

Datetime Use the four-digit year format mm/dd/yyyy-hh:mm-AM. For example, 09/11/1997-08:30-AM

Variables

For example, if the variable is a number, type:

Number:varName 

For strings and dates, type:

String:varName and Date:varName 

For a datetime type:

Datetime:expiredDate or Datetime:sendDate

Operators

For Possible Values
Number + - * / = > < >= <= <>
String + = <>
Date > < = <>
Datetime > < = <>
Comparing logical expressions & (Ampersand for and) | (Pipe for or)

The set up of advanced rules with operators must follow the correct syntax. Parameters (data type prefix and variable pair) should always be placed within parentheses to pass validation. For example:

Number:a=(Number:b)+(Number:c)-(Number:d)*(Number:e)/(Number:f)

Examples of advanced rule operator usage:

For Examples
Number Number:biographical.age=((4*(4-2))
Dates Date:biographical.bdate<>09-09-1990
Datetime Datetime:present>01/23/2003-08:00-AM

Functions

Available functions are: max, absolute, length, and date. Place functions on the right-hand side of the expression. For example:

abs(3)=max(3,5)

This example is not valid, because the function abs (absolute) is to the left of the equal sign (=).

Another example:

5=max(5,5) 

This example is valid, because the function, max, is to the right of the equal sign (=).

Function Code What it does Arguments
Max max Compares two numbers to see which is greater Requires two numbers separated with a comma: Number,Number
Absolute abs Finds the absolute value of a number Requires one number only
Length length Finds the number of characters in a string Enter the string within single quotes
Date date Determines the current system date Takes no arguments
Datetime datetime Determines the current system date and time Takes no arguments