# Huge updates to the Filter rows and Add if else column steps
> 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
Source: https://parabola.io/updates/huge-updates-to-the-filter-rows-and-add-if-else-column-steps