As you define each data field in the workflow properties, you specify how the data in the field should be handled in the following circumstances:
The tables below describe the behavior for the different merge types.
Merge Type | Description |
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Default | No change. The value of this field remains as it was set at the split. |
Override | The values entered in the last step to be completed before the collector step override any previous values. |
Add | Adds entries that are different from the value of the field at the split.
TIP This field might be used in a step to accumulate values entered by each participant. In this case, the initial value of the field should be 0 (or 0.0) to ensure that all entries are added. NOTEThe system compares each entry with the original value of the field at the split. Any value that matches the original value is ignored. |
See Merge examples for additional information about merging simple data types.
Merge Type | Description |
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Default | No change. The value of this field remains as it was set at the split. |
Override | The values entered in the last step to be completed before the collector step override the complete array, even if only a single entry has changed. |
Override entry | The values entered in the last step to be completed before the collector step override only the values that are changed. |
Append | Appends entries that are different from the value of the array element at the split to the end of the original array. |
Add | Adds entries that are different from the value of the array element at the split.
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AppendNoDup | Appends the modified entry at the end of the array if the entry in not already in the array. |