Condition
Jobflow Component
| Short Description |
| Ports |
| Metadata |
| Condition Attributes |
| Details |
| See also |
Short Description
The Condition component routes incoming tokens to one of its output ports
based on a result of a specified condition. It is similar to if statement in
programming languages.
![[Note]](figures/note.png) | Note |
|---|---|
To be able to use this component, your license needs to support the Jobflow. Also, the component requires your project to be executed on CloverETL Server. |
| Component | Same input metadata | Sorted inputs | Inputs | Outputs | Each to all outputs | Java | CTL | Auto-propagated metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition | – |  | 1 | 1–2 | | – | – |  |
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Ports
| Port type | Number | Required | Description | Metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input | 0 | | For input tokens | Any |
| Output | 0 | | For tokens compliant with the condition | Input 0 |
| 1 | | For tokens not satisfying the condition | Input 0 |
Metadata
Metadata can be propagated through this component.
All output metadata must be the same.
This component has Metadata Templates available.
Condition Attributes
| Attribute | Req | Description | Possible values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | |||
| Condition | yes | Boolean expression according to which the tokens are filtered. Expressed as a sequence of individual expressions for individual input fields separated from each other by semicolon. | |
Details
For each incoming token, the Condition component evaluates specified Boolean condition and if the result is true, the token is sent to the first output port, otherwise to the second (optional) output port.
Condition works the same way as the Filter component.
For more details about the Condition attribute see Filter Expression of the Filter component.