What is COND=EVEN ?

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What is COND=EVEN ?..

Answer / shailendra

i agree with the previous ans but
i will add this step will execute in both condition
(normal and abnormal) termination of previous step.

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What is COND=EVEN ?..

Answer / guest

Means execute this step even if any of the previous steps,
terminated abnormally.

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What is COND=EVEN ?..

Answer / kabi

I am agree with Shailendra .
EVEN means we have to check both normal and abnormal
condition of the prevoius step.

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What is COND=EVEN ?..

Answer / siri

cond=even it excutes the step even if the previous step executed successfully or unsuccessfully..........

cond=only it excutes the step only if the previous step executes unsuccessfully..

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What is COND=EVEN ?..

Answer / manas mohapatra

Ya both answers are correct

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What is COND=EVEN ?..

Answer / ch.mohan

IT IS EXECUTED indipendently not for other steps

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What is COND=EVEN ?..

Answer / debjyoti mishra

it will execute even if previous step end normally or abnormally

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What is COND=EVEN ?..

Answer / naidu

ya all the answers r correct

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What is COND=EVEN ?..

Answer / samay simant

This means,
When this parameter is coded in any step,it will be
bypassed,irrespective of the return code of its prev step.

Cond=Only....Means bypass current step if the prev step
terminated abnormally.

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