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The following Gateway shapes are included in the Toolbox:

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This Gateway shape allows you to determine what the next step is based on a specific condition being true or false.
The following table describes the shape's properties.

Property

Description

Name

Defaults is Decision.

Condition


Decision Shape has the following usage best practices:

  1. The branches of the Decision shape should not converge later, but should represent independent execution paths leading to the ‘end’ shape.

The example of a WRONG scenario below merges the two branches into one shape :Decision Shape wrong scenario workflow imageImage Removed

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The CORRECT way to do this is to duplicate the second decision shape, as shown in the next picture:Decision Shape correct scenario workflow imageImage Removed

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      2. Neither branch of the Decision shape should lead directly to the “End” shape. For such scenario it is better to use “Condition To Execute” property of the shape, and get rid of the Decision shape altogether.

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CORRECT:

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