Check Steps of Type Check Function
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Check Step Function

Description

Commonly used with data value

Is Empty

checks to see if the data point is empty

User Value
Standard Value

Is Not Empty

checks to see if the data point is not empty

User Value
Standard Value

Is non-conformant

checks to see if the data point has been marked non-conformant by the system

Data Point

Contains

checks to see if the data point contains a specified constant (provided value)

User Value

Starts With

checks to see if the data point starts with a specified constant (provided value)

User Value

Is Less Than

checks to see if the data point is less than another data point or a constant (provided value)

Standard Value

Is Less Than or Equal To

checks to see if the data point is less than or equal to another data point or a constant (provided value)

Standard Value

Is Greater Than

checks to see if the data point is greater than another data point or constant (provided value)

Standard Value

Is Greater Than or Equal To

checks to see if the data point is greater than or equal to another data point or constant (provided value)

Standard Value

Is Equal To

checks to see if the data point is equal to another data point or constant (provided value)

Standard Value
User Value
Coded Value

Is Not Equal To

checks to see if the data point is not equal to another data point or constant (provided value)

Standard Value
User Value
Coded Value

Length Is Less Than

checks to see if the length of the data point is less than a specified numeric constant (provided value)

Standard Value

Length Is Less Than or Equal To

checks to see if the length of the data point is less than or equal to a specified numeric constant (provided value)

Standard Value

Length Is Greater Than

checks to see if the length of the data point is greater than a specified numeric constant (provided value)

Standard Value

Length Is Greater Than Or Equal To

checks to see if the length of the data point is greater than or equal to a specified numeric constant (provided value)

Standard Value

Length Is Equal To

checks to see if the length of the data point is equal to a specified numeric constant (provided value)

Standard Value

Or (Operator)

requires only one of the two conditions preceding it

Any

And (Operator)

requires both of the conditions preceding it

Any

Not (Operator)

reverses the condition immediately preceding it

Any

Now

uses the current system time or date as a constant

Any

Is Present

Verifies if a data point was submitted.
Returns True if the data points of the OID paths referenced in steps and actions exist and are submitted (with or without data). This is often used to trigger an edit check to run if the field in question is modified, or is used in place of calling a ‘placeholder’ custom function that will always return true.

Data Point

Add

add the numeric data values and/or numeric constants together

Standard Value

Subtract

subtracts a numeric constant or data value from another numeric constant or data value

Standard Value

Multiply

multiplies a numeric constant or data value by another numeric constant or data value

Standard Value

Divide

divides a numeric constant or data value by another numeric constant or data value

Standard Value

Add Day

adds a specific number of days to a date field, returning a new date

Standard Value

Add Month

adds a specific number of months to a date field, returning a new date

Standard Value

Add Year

adds a specific number of years to a date field, returning a new date

Standard Value

Add Sec

adds a specific number of seconds to a date field, returning a new date

Standard Value

Add Min

adds a specific number of minutes to a date field, returning a new date

Standard Value

Add Hour

adds a specific number of hours to a date field, returning a new date

Standard Value

Day Span

calculates the number of days between two date fields

Standard Value

Time Span

calculates the amount of time (in minutes) between two date or time fields

Standard Value

String Add

concatenates two character strings together

User Value
Standard Value

Is Active

returns TRUE if the corresponding data value is active

Standard Value

Age

calculates the age between two fields with date formats

Standard Value