Rearranging the Order of Simple Task Conditions

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About this task

You can rearrange the order of the simple conditions that govern task assignments and events.

When the Any join option is applied, conditions are evaluated in order, beginning at the top of the condition list, until a condition is matched. To speed up performance, you can, for example, move the conditions most likely to be matched to the top of the list, and place the least likely matches at the bottom.

Because you can call a service as part of a condition definition, you may want to create several conditions that search for simple matches, and if they fail, you can place a service with a more sophisticated matching algorithm at the bottom of the condition list.

To rearrange the order of a simple task condition

Procedure

  1. Open the task in the task editor by double-clicking the task in the Solutions view.
    • For assignments, click the Assignments tab and click the assignment you want to work with. Expand the Assignment Options and Conditions area if it is not already visible.
    • For events, click the Events tab and click the event you want to work with. Expand the Event Type area if it is not already visible.
  2. In the Conditions box, select the simple condition you want to move.
  3. Click the Up or Down button to relocate the selected condition in the list. Although this functionality is available for all join options (All, Any, or One), it has significance only for the Any join option.
  4. Save the task to apply your changes.