--- schema_version: "1" id: 141b9c5515c049828f6b939a052ee543f15f13557265df70012ea76cb5a43eb4 title: Define Conditions in a Decision Element collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/platform/264-0-0/flow_build_logic_conditions_decision_element.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_build_logic_conditions_decision_element.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 3920540fc2ec94fa20a0583cc6eb26c5d8757f9b9a6e6af9ed22788ab7c7e10c description: Control when a flow takes a specific decision outcome. products: - Flow Builder - Salesforce Platform release: "264" --- # Define Conditions in a Decision Element Control when a flow takes a specific decision outcome. ### Required Editions

User Permissions Needed
To open, edit, create, activate or deactivate a flow using all flow types, elements, and features available in Flow Builder, including Einstein and Agentforce for Flow:	Manage Flow

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-platform_automation-264-0-0-production-enus/60568438-ec7e-4665-acd1-7c80dcbe60d5/images/icon_note.png) Note You don't need to be an admin to have the Manage Flow permission. Ask your admin to add it to your profile or permission set. Before you begin, add a Decision element to your flow. 1. Select the type of decision logic to use for the Decision element. - To determine which outcome runs based on traditional logic expressions and explicitly defined data from your flow, select **Define Manually (Default)** - To dynamically determine which outcome runs based on AI evaluating data from your flow, select **Define with AI (Advanced)**. 2. If you selected Define Manually (Default), define the conditions and outcomes for the element. Outcomes for a Decision element with manual conditions are evaluated in the order that they’re listed. Therefore, the order that you define your outcomes in can impact the outcome that the flow takes. 1. Define the condition requirements to use for the outcome.

Option Behavior for Decision Outcomes

All Conditions Are Met If one of the conditions is false, the flow evaluates the next outcome’s conditions.

Any Condition Is Met If one of the conditions is true, the flow immediately takes this outcome’s path.

Option	Behavior for Decision Outcomes
All Conditions Are Met	If one of the conditions is false, the flow evaluates the next outcome’s conditions.
Any Condition Is Met	If one of the conditions is true, the flow immediately takes this outcome’s path.
Custom Condition Logic Is Met	If you select this option, provide the condition logic by entering up to 1,000 characters. Use: Numbers to refer to each condition `AND`, `OR`, or `NOT` to identify which combination of conditions must be true Parentheses to group parts of the string together If you enter `AND`, it’s the same as if you selected All Conditions Are Met. If you enter `OR`, it’s the same as if you selected Any Condition Is Met. If you enter any other logic, make sure that you include a number for each condition. For example, for `1 AND NOT(2 OR 3)`, the flow evaluates whether the first condition is `true` and neither the second nor third condition is `true`.

Custom Condition Logic Is Met

If you select this option, provide the condition logic by entering up to 1,000 characters. Use:

Numbers to refer to each condition
AND, OR, or NOT to identify which combination of conditions must be true
Parentheses to group parts of the string together

If you enter AND, it’s the same as if you selected All Conditions Are Met. If you enter OR, it’s the same as if you selected Any Condition Is Met. If you enter any other logic, make sure that you include a number for each condition.

For example, for 1 AND NOT(2 OR 3), the flow evaluates whether the first condition is true and neither the second nor third condition is true.

2. Define the logic conditions for the outcome.

Column Header	Description
Resource	The flow resource to evaluate the value of.
Operator	The available operators depend on the data type selected for `Resource`. See Flow Operators in Decision, Wait, and Collection Filter Elements.
Value	Resource and Value in the same row must have compatible data types. Options: Select an existing flow resource, such as a variable or screen component. Create a resource. Enter a literal value or merge field. When you add or subtract a number from a date value, the date adjusts in days, not hours.

Column Header

Description

Resource

The flow resource to evaluate the value of.

Operator

The available operators depend on the data type selected for Resource. See Flow Operators in Decision, Wait, and Collection Filter Elements.

Value

Resource and Value in the same row must have compatible data types.

Options:

Select an existing flow resource, such as a variable or screen component.
Create a resource.
Enter a literal value or merge field.

When you add or subtract a number from a date value, the date adjusts in days, not hours.

3. If you selected Define with AI (Advanced), define the instructions and outcomes for the element. 1. For Decision Instructions, enter text that describes what decision the element makes. Include resources from the flow to improve AI accuracy. 2. Enter an outcome label and an outcome API name. The outcome API name must be unique within the flow. 3. For Outcome Instructions, enter text that tells AI when to take the outcome. Include resources from the flow to improve AI accuracy. Outcomes for a Decision element with AI conditions are evaluated simultaneously. Therefore, the order that you define your outcomes in has no impact on the outcome that the flow run takes.