Using Compare To Options

The following table describes Compare To options and their required and optional values.

Compare To Operation Object Field Value

Applet. Compare the runtime value of an applet control or list column to a literal.

Comparison operation. All operations are allowed.

The name of the applet.

The column in the applet.

One or more literals for comparison.

Business Component. Compare the runtime value of a business component field to a literal.

Comparison operation. All operations are allowed.

The name of the business component.

The field in the business component.

One or more literals for comparison.

Expression. Evaluate expressions and determine if they return true.

Specifies how to evaluate multiple expressions. Only applicable if the Values property includes multiple expressions.

The following choices are available:

  • All Must Match

  • None Can Match

  • One Must Match

  • This Must Match

For more information, see Using Simple Comparison Operations and Using Substitution Variables in an Expression.

Optional. If the expression references a business component field, then the object is a business component name. You can reference the fields of only one business component in the expression.

N/A

One or more expressions.

Process Property. Compare the runtime value of a process property to a literal.

Comparison operation. All operations are allowed.

The name of the process property.

N/A

One or more literals for comparison.