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Define a Go To Action

Use the Go To Action to define criteria for determining which Action the One-Step™ Action should execute next.

With the Go To Action, Users can navigate to any other Action within the One-Step Action or end the One-Step Action execution.

For example, use a Go To Action in conjunction with a Prompt to prompt Users for a value, which then determines which Action is executed next.

The Go To Action can be configured to always jump to a selected Action within the One-Step Action (or end One-Step Action execution), or to jump based on a condition. Unless a Go To Action ends One-Step Action execution, the Go To Action navigates to the appropriate Action and executes it, and then the One-Step Action proceeds with any subsequent Actions. You can drag the Go To icon Jump to Step onto other Actions in the One-Step Action that you want the Action to navigate to. A number on the Go To icon and the Action indicates where the One-Step Action will jump.

Drag-and-drop a Go To Action onto the Designer Board to branch the One-Step Action. The upper path is the main One-Step Action, with the branches created by the Go To Action underneath. The main branch is identified with a Broken Link icon Link Broken to indicate that it is no longer the path the One-Step Action follows (it follows the branched path).

To define a Go To Action for a One-Step Action:

  1. Open the One-Step Editor.
  2. Add a Go To Action to the Designer Board.
  3. Provide a display name for the Action.
  4. Define jump options:
    Option Description
    (Default) Always Jump Select this radio button to always go to a selected Action within the One-Step Action (or end One-Step Action execution). The branched path is indicated with a Green Branch icon Branch Path True Condition.
    Jump When Condition is True Select this radio button to go to a selected Action within the One-Step Action (or end One-Step Action execution) if the defined condition is true. The branched path is indicated with a Green Branch icon Branch Path True Condition.
    Jump When Condition is False Select this radio button to go to a selected Action within the One-Step Action (or end One-Step Action execution) if the defined condition is false. The branched path is indicated with a Red Branch icon Branched Path False Condition.
  5. Define a condition for the Go To Action, either:
    Option Description
    Stored Expression Click the Ellipses button to open the Expression Manager, and then select an existing stored Expression or create a new stored Expression. Stored Expressions can be reused in numerous places in CSM.
    Custom Expression Click the Custom Expression button to open the Custom Expression Builder, and then create a custom Expression specifically for this scenario.
  6. Define which Action to execute next. In the Jump To drop-down, select one of the following options:
    Option Description
    End One-Step Action Execution Select this option to have the One-Step Action end execution when it reaches the Go To Action.
    Navigate to Another Action Select any other Action within the One-Step Action to execute next.

    If the Go To Action is used in a Step Through Children Action, you can only select from the Actions used within the Step Through Children Action. You cannot select from Actions used in the main One-Step Action or in the Pre/Post-Steps.

  7. Click the down arrow to expand advanced options. Define advanced options for limiting the execution of the Go To Action. These limitations ensure that this Action does not lead to an endless loop in which it is executed an infinite number of times. If either of the following limits is reached, the entire One-Step Action is aborted.
    Option Description
    Maximum Number of Times This Action can be Executed Provide a number or use the up/down arrows to increase/decrease the maximum number of times this Action is executed (maximum is 1000).
    Maximum Time in Seconds This Action is Allowed to Execute Provide a number or use the up/down arrows to increase/decrease the maximum number of seconds this Action is allowed to execute (maximum is 180).
  8. Define Annotation properties.
  9. Click Save.

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