With conditional values, status changes or other context-specific changes to M-Files metadata can be represented by text changes and dynamic color values. This is a good way to visualize changes and make your maps even more appealing.
To store conditional values, select an element that has been linked to an M-Files object. Selecting an element, e.g. a rectangle, that has not yet been linked to an M-Files object, adds the value automatically and links it to the map object e.g. the process map itself:
Values
area in the Properties tab. New Value
or Edit Value
. Conditional values are currently not available for tooltips.
To store a new conditional value:
Conditional
option.
At least one condition is required for a rule-based display. Changes in the M-Files Document Vault are displayed directly on the map after you confirm the dialog with Add
.
If you press the plus button or the pen button on the Conditional Tab in the Add New Value
or Edit Value
window, the Add New Condition
or Edit Condition
dialog appears. In this window, you can create a condition based on rules.
Stop at this condition if met
is set to avoid unnecessary application operations. In exceptional cases, it is useful to disable this option, if you have created rules that are mutually dependent or if you want to query multiple texts in your metadata. However, this can reduce the performance of the application.
After you have selected Add
, your condition is added or adjusted.
Note: Conditional value comparisons are always STRING comparisons. Integer values and dates are transformed into strings. If you want to compare against the availabilty of a property, please use #na#
as the right operand.
If you want to check against a property that is available in the object, but not the property is not filled, then use #empty#
as the term as the right operand.