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July 23, 2024

Huge updates to the Filter rows and Add if else column steps

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Filtering rows and if else logic are at the heart of every Parabola Flow. We’ve given both steps a massive upgrade to make them faster, easier to use, and more powerful

Both steps have access to series of new operations:

  • Filter dates to… (filter dates relative to now or a set date)
  • Is unique (is the value in each row unique within that column)
  • is not unique (is the value in each row not unique within that column)
  • Text is equal to (equals but assumes text - faster than “is equal to”)
  • Text is not equal to (equals but assumes text - faster than “is not equal to”)
  • Text starts with (matches the first part of a cell)
  • Text ends with (matches the last part of a cell)
  • Text length is (length of cell = #)
  • Text length is greater than (length of cell > #)
  • Text length is less than (length of cell < #)
  • Text matches pattern (regex match)
  • Text does not match pattern (inverted regex match)
  • Is between (between two numbers)
  • Is not between (not between two numbers)

Text field level options - accessible via the settings cog icon on the right side of any text field:

  • Each text field can be toggled to evaluate what has typed in as a math expression, instead of just text. You can type numbers or reference them from columns using {merge tags}
  • Each text field can be toggled to match based on the casing provided, or ignore the casing of the text

Add If else column step-specific updates:

  • Choose to replace value in an existing column, as opposed to only create values in a new column
  • Add additional criteria to a single condition. This was already supported in the Filter rows step. For example, define a list of items that a field may be equal to.
  • To accommodate all of these amazing features, the Add if else column step has a new design that is more compact and easier to read

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