How to create an expression rule in which pass another exp rule as rule input

RE: How to create an expression rule in which pass another exp rule as rule input

Mathieu Drouin — Fri, 26 May 2023 16:54:49 GMT

There are ways to call expression rules dynamically but really doubt it applies to your use case. I think Mike's suggestion is your best bet.

RE: How to create an expression rule in which pass another exp rule as rule input

Stefan Helzle — Fri, 26 May 2023 15:24:42 GMT

There is this: https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/23.1/expression-advanced-evaluation.html

But I am not sure whether that fits your use case. In general, you can pass references to expressions to a rule input of type "ANY".

In this blog post, I also explain how to use this feature: https://appian.rocks/2022/09/19/building-customisable-components/

RE: How to create an expression rule in which pass another exp rule as rule input

Mike Schmitt — Fri, 26 May 2023 15:14:15 GMT

The best way to do this is to build a process model where the integration is called directly from the appropriate smart service node, and if it fails, handle it with a process loop (increment a counter and have the loop give up after a certain number). You can even add a 5 or 10 second timer in between each try.

I expect the approach you're trying in which you do it all within some complex nested expression structure is going to result only in frustration on your end.

RE: How to create an expression rule in which pass another exp rule as rule input

shreekrit518231 — Fri, 26 May 2023 14:58:41 GMT

Hi Mike,

Thanks for your reply.

I have many integrations object exactly around 30 integrations and I need to try for all these integrations 5 times if any of this integration is failed,

for this requirement - I thought to create one common exp rule and no of attempts to try, this common exp rule will call all the integration object dynamically and try multiple times if integration giving us failed response.

expression rules are mostly like filter, reject, apply function, these are also accepting exp rules as rule input.

Hope the requirement is clear now.

any kind of guideline is appreciated.

Thanks,

Shree Krishna Tiwari

RE: How to create an expression rule in which pass another exp rule as rule input

Mike Schmitt — Fri, 26 May 2023 14:48:26 GMT

I'm not really clear what you're asking.

In an expression rule you can, trivially easily, call another expression rule within it, either to populate a local variable, or to define the output (or some part of the output). Likewise, any parent objects that call an expression rule, can call a different expression rule as part of the top-level expression rule call's rule inputs, presuming that the "lower" rule returns an output that will be compatible with the data type of the rule input it's being assigned into.