Evaluation category specifications
Before you define the specifics of an evaluation, select the type of data that must be evaluated.
The following table describes the categories that you can use in your evaluations.
Category | Use |
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XML field | Evaluate a value in an integration object record field, or compare the values in two record fields. |
Object field | Evaluate the value in an object field, or compare the values in two fields in the related objects. The object field can be part of the object structure definition. The object field can also be part of an object that is accessed in a relationship with an object in the object structure definition. |
Object set | Check for the existence of records in a related object. |
Control | Evaluate a value or boolean integration control or a system control. |
Because enterprise service processing rules are applied before objects are built, the processing rules cannot evaluate object fields or object sets. You can use the following combinations of categories, processing direction (outbound or inbound), and record types (record or object) in your evaluations.
Direction of processing rule | XML field evaluation | Object field evaluation | Object set evaluation | Control evaluation |
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Outbound | Available | Available | Available | Available |
Inbound (record) | Available | Not available | Not available | Available |
Inbound (Object) | Available | Available | Available | Available |