Aritmetic Operation Step

Brief description

This step sets the value of the existing variable of any data type.

Step Information

Step name (Not required) – the custom name of the process step that labels the editor’s process step box

Input parameters

• Append variable (Not required)– drop-down menu containing the variables used in the process
• Add variable (Not required)– button that adds the selected variable from drop-down menu
• Expression (Required)– a combination of one or more operands (either variables or constants) and operators used to save calculated results in the existing variable.

Additional comments

The syntax used for defining variable value: *VAR* = *VARa* OP *VARb*

Where “VAR” is variable name intended to set the resulting value, “=” is the assignment operator, “OP” is the operator, “VARa” is variable name containing the first value and “VARb” is variable name containing the second value.

More than one operator/variable can be used.

If a constant is used instead of variable, it needs to be surrounded in double quote marks.

Operations supported include basic .NET Operators and Expressions.

Supported operators:

• Addition operator (+)
• Subtraction operator (-)
• Remainder operator (%)
• Division operator (/)
• Multiplication operator (*)

Not supported operators:

• Decrement operator (--)
• Increment operator (++)
• Compound assignment (-=, +=, %=, /=, *=)

For more information, you can check Microsoft Online Documentation