Block by Attribute

Description

Block by Attribute eliminates each decision where the item at the specified source region location does not match the item at the destination region tail location.

Parameters

This function block has the following parameters:

Parameter

Description

Always Evaluate

Hard, Soft or Breakable. This parameter controls what happens when the extension eliminates all available decisions.

 

Hard

All decisions will remain eliminated. Enter a wait state after the logic script has completed.

 

Soft

Roll back any decisions eliminated by this extension.

 

Breakable

Roll back any decisions eliminated by this extension that have a danger point value of True (non zero). The routing modules will first use the danger defined for each individual decision; and, if no danger point has been configured for the decision, then the site-wide danger point will be used. If no danger point can be found for a decision, then the decision remains eliminated.

Item Class

All items with matching class will be used.

Location

Number of locations in source regions to scan.

Attribute ID

Name of Attribute to compare.

Start Character

Starting character of the attribute to be used.

Attribute Length

Specifies the number of characters in the attribute to compare.

End Character

Ending character of the attribute to be used.

Enter zero in both the Start Character and Attribute Length fields to use all characters.

More information

Block by Attribute example.

Block by Attribute pseudo code.

Routing function blocks list.