Hi all,
This is something that I’ve been trying to wrap my head around all day. The logic of multi tier “If-Then-Else” has escaped me for some reason. Tried reading this topic, but didn’t help
So, the scenario is as follows:
User is presented with an option to send out a message. One option is SMS, which will then ask the user to input the SMS content inside a text input. Another option is to send WhatsApp, in which case the system will automatically generate a URL and present a button for following that URL. Once user click on the button it will open the link in a browser, but it will also toggle another field (WAlinkClicked) from false (default) to true. Last option is, well, to do nothing. Don’t send out anything.
Once this step is complete, user will be given the option (right?) to proceed to the next step.
To cut a long story short, The user can proceed in only one of these situations:
Selected SMS and inputted content
Selected WA and clicked on the button
Selected to not send anything.
I’ve built three If-Then-Else columns to capture all options. Here’s how I constructed them:
1.
Where’s the fun in keeping things simple?
You’re right, indeed the components appear on the screen based on the users choice. The need for the first two columns is to make sure they actually interacted with these components, i.e. inputted text if choosing SMS or clicking the link if choosing WA.
The need for the third column for a larger If-Then-Else which controls if a user can click “save” on the custom form. They are not suppose to be able to save if they don’t meet one of the options I listed in my first post below.
Now, I fear there’s another under-the-hood challenge here. What happens if the use initially chooses SMS and indeed fills out the free text component, only to then change his mind and go with WA but forget to click the link. The free-test component will disappear from his screen, but we need to make sure the user won’t be allowed to save in this situation (as he/she hasn’t click on the WA link).
I understand the Daren’s idea and it’s fine but let’s assume we must work with @Test_Test’s parameters/options:
we have:
A= Selected SMS and inputted content
B= Selected WA and clicked on the button
C= Selected to not send anything.
and
… The user can proceed in only one of these situations
therefore, the logic has 3 possible results:
True/False/True (1-0-0)
False/True/False (0-1-0)
False/False/True (0-0-1)
but the ITE column works using a logical OR, in other words, it looks for the 1st coincidence to mark its result as True so, you need to create something like this to get what you want:
My “Save” button also checks many other inputs (phone number, name, etc). Each such inputs is flagged as True or False with their own columns, most of which ITE but some RegEx.
The solution in the screenshot above means that the button will show if any of these scenarios occur (which is what OR means…). How do I replicate the same logic (any/or) into an ITE column?
