COUNTER

Overview

The COUNTER workflow application allows you to easily manipulate a counter in a loop.

How it works

The application requires the COUNTER parameter, which will be incremented or decremented depending on your choice.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Direction	Description
COUNTER	NUMERIC	IN	Counter to manipulate
DEFAULT_VALUE	NUMERIC	IN	Counter default value; defaults to 0
INCREMENT	NUMERIC	IN	The increment value; defaults to 1. The value can be negative.
RESET	TEXT	IN	Indicates whether the counter should be reset to the default value
RESET_AT	NUMERIC	IN	Indicates whether the counter should be reset when the specified value is reached
HAS_RESET	TEXT	OUT	Returns Y or N to indicate whether the counter has been reset

Examples

Single increment

IN

Parameter	Value
COUNTER	0

OUT

Parameter	Value
COUNTER	1

Simple decrement

IN

Parameter	Value
COUNTER	0
INCREMENT	-1

OUT

Parameter	Value
COUNTER	-1

Simple reinitialization

IN

Parameter	Value
COUNTER	8
RESET	Y

OUT

Parameter	Value
COUNTER	0
HAS_RESET	Y

Reset to a specific value

IN

Parameter	Value
COUNTER	8
DEFAULT_VALUE	5
RESET	Y

OUT

Parameter	Value
COUNTER	5
HAS_RESET	Y

Reset when target value is reached

IN

Parameter	Value
COUNTER	3
DEFAULT_VALUE	0
RESET_AT	4

OUT

Parameter	Value
COUNTER	0
HAS_RESET	Y