While Loop

Action

• Name: Specifies the name of the action. You can replace the default name by entering a new name in the field.

• Description: Specifies a description for the action.

• Run While: Specifies the amount of time that you want to run the actions in the group.

  • Always: Specifies that the actions in the group continue to run until a Stop or Go To action within the group is run.

  • Never: Specifies that the actions in the group do not run when the event occurs.

  • Conditionally, based on variable: Specifies that the actions in the group continue to run for as long as the selected variable meets the specified condition. Use this option in situations where there is only one condition that determines whether the actions will run. When you select this option, you can create the conditional statement in the input box.

    Input box controls

    • Variable: Specifies the variable that you want to use for the conditional statement. Enter the variable in the input box. Alternatively, expand the list and then select a recently used variable, or select Variables or More Variables to open the Insert Variable dialog.

    • [Relational Operator]: Specifies the relational operator to use for the conditional statement. Click the existing operator to open a list of additional operators, and then click the one that you want to use. For more information, refer to Relational Operators. The operators that are available in the list depend on whether you select Text or Decimal for the Type option.

    • Value: Specifies the values to use for the conditional statement. To add a value, click , click <enter a value>, enter the value that you want, and then press Enter. To delete a value, use the secondary mouse button to click it, and then click Delete. Some operators, such as Is blank and Is not blank, do not require a value to be specified. In these situations, the Value field is not available.

    • Type: Specifies whether the conditional statement is evaluating a text or decimal value.

  • Conditionally, based on expression: Specifies the conditions under which the actions in the group continue to run. Use this option for situations that require more than one conditional statement. When you select this option, you can create the conditional expression in the input box by creating the conditional statements that you want. You create and edit your conditional expression on the Tree View tab. Click the Text View tab to see a read-only text view of the conditional expression.

    Input box controls (Tree View tab)

    • [Conditional Joiner]: Specifies the conditional joiner for the conditional statements within the group. The default conditional joiner is And.

      Click the existing conditional joiner to access a menu that you can use to configure your conditional expression in one of the following ways:

      • And, Or, NotAnd, NotOr:  The menu options include a list of conditional joiners. Click the conditional joiner that you want to use for the conditional statements. For more information about the supported conditional joiners, refer to Conditional Joiners.

      • Add Condition: Click to add another conditional statement to the current group.

      • Add Group: Click to add a subgroup of conditional statements to the current group.

      • Remove Group: Click to delete the subgroup. Available when you open the menu from a subgroup.

      • Clear All: Click to delete all conditional statements (including subgroups). Available when you open the menu from the top-most group.

    • : Visible to the right of each conditional joiner in your expression. Click to add a conditional statement to the group that is associated with that joiner.

    • :  Visible to the right of an existing conditional statement when you point to the statement. Click to delete the conditional statement.

    • Variable: Specifies the variable that you want to use for the conditional statement. Enter the variable in the input box. Alternatively, expand the list and then click a recently used variable, or select Variables or More Variables to open the Insert Variable dialog.

    • [Relational Operator]: Specifies the relational operator to use for the conditional statement. Click the existing operator to open a list of additional operators, and then click the one that you want to use. For more information, refer to Relational Operators. The operators that are available in the list depend on whether you have selected Text or Decimal for the Type option.

    • Value: Specifies the values to use for the conditional statement. To add a value, click , click <enter a value>, enter the value that you want, and then press Enter. To delete a value, use the secondary mouse button to click it, and then click Delete. Some operators, such as Is blank and Is not blank, do not require a value to be specified. In these situations, the Value field is not available.

    • Type: Specifies whether the conditional statement is evaluating a text or decimal value.

Error Handling and Diagnostics

• Ignore errors and continue running actions: Specifies that if the action fails, the remaining actions continue to run. When this option is not selected and the action fails, the resulting behavior depends on several factors, as follows:

  The action is within a Group action

  • If you specified Sequentially for the Execute Actions property on the Group action's Execution tab, no further actions within that Group action are run. No actions outside of this Group action are affected.

  • If you specified In Parallel for the Execute Actions property on the Group action's Execution tab, the errors are ignored, and the other actions within that Group action are run. No actions outside of this Group action are affected.

  The action is not within a Group action

  • If you specified Sequentially for the Execute Actions property on the event's Execution tab, no further actions within the event are run.

  • If you specified In Parallel for the Execute Actions property on the event's Execution tab, the errors are ignored, and the other actions within the event are run.