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--- transformations:breakpoint [2021/11/16 17:48] – update graphic craigt
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 =====Description=====
-This action stops project execution without producing an error.  This action only works in EasyMorph Desktop.
+This action stops project execution without producing an error.  This action only works in EasyMorph Desktop and only in the current module. It's ignored in called/iterated modules or when not executed in EasyMorph Desktop.
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 =====Use cases=====
-//Breakpoint// is useful for debugging workflows by inserting them between actions to create "step-by-step" workflows and moving through one chain of actions at a time.
+//Breakpoint// is useful for debugging heavy workflows by inserting them between actions to prevent downstream calculations and/or move through one chain of actions at a time.
-Alternating workflow branches can be created for comparing the outcomes of two different process paths (see the illustration below).
-{{  transformations:breakpoint_small.png?580  }}
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 =====Action settings=====
 ^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
-|Current state|The present state of the action.  Options:  //Break// (active; project execution stops at the Breakpoint) or //Continue// (inactive; project bypasses the Breakpoint).|
+|Current state|This displays the current state of the action.  Options:  //Break// (active; project execution will stop at the Breakpoint) or //Continue// (inactive; project bypasses the Breakpoint).|
-|State on project opening|The default state of the action when the project is opened.  Options:  //Break// (active; project execution stops at the Breakpoint) or //Continue// (inactive; project bypasses the Breakpoint).|
+|Mode|Refer to the table below for details about each Breakpoint mode.|
-|Change state|Select when this action's state toggles from "Break" to "Continue", or "Conintue" to "Break".  Options://Never//, //Alternate on each run//, or //On condition//.  See below for details.|
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-====Change state settings====
+====Mode settings====
 ^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
-|Never|The action keeps the currently configured state ("Break" or "Continue").|
+|Break, continue on manual run|The workflow will stop.  This action, and all downstream actions, must be run manually.|
-|Alternate on each run|The state toggles from "Break" to "Continue", or "Continue" to "Break", on each subsequent run of the workflow.|
+|Constant breakpoint state|Set the Breakpoint state whenever the project is opened.  Options:  //Break// or //Continue//.  In this mode, you can also set the //Current state//.|
-|On condition|Halt the workflow execution when a specific condition is met prior to reaching the Breakpoint.  Options:  //Halt if table is empty//, //Halt if table is NOT empty//, //Halt if the condition is true for EVERY row// (enter an expression to evaluate) or //Halt if the condition is true for ANY row// (enter an expression to evaluate).|
+|Break on condition|The workflow stops if the selected condition is met.  Options:  //Break if table is empty//, //Break if table is NOT empty//,\\ //Break if the condition is true for EVERY row//, and //Break if the condition is true for ANY row//.\\ \\ For either of the "condition" options, select how EasyMorph will react if the condition refers to a field, but the table has no rows (e.g. data) at the time of the Breakpoint. Options: //Break anyway// or //Do NOT break//.|
-For either of the "condition" options, select how EasyMorph will react if the condition refers to a field, but the table has no rows (e.g. data) at the time of the Breakpoint. Options: //Break anyway// or //Do NOT break//.
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