Switch Case using .Contains() is not executing as expected

[louiemed (Louis)]

Hello, I am attempting to use switch case to choose a path of action based on a string value. In this automation, “AppName” is extracted from a service ticket and is usually structured as “[application]-APP”. The name of the application is listed, but there is sometimes surround text, like “-APP”. This is not always the case, so instead of manipulating the string, I just want to check if the string contains the name of an app.

I am not getting any errors, it is just not executing as expected. I am using the message box statement to confirm that AppName = “PEOPLESOFT-APP”, yet the switch case always goes to the default case. What am I doing wrong?

[ppr (Peter Preuss)]

we cannot use statemens / variables within the case definitions

[louiemed (Louis)]

What would be a better way to determine flow of the automation based on the value of AppName?

[ppr (Peter Preuss)]

to solve the case we can define a mapping logic which will return a discrete value and then use this for the case definition

Statement is scoped to the switch activity and exclude other options e.g. invoke code additional offered capabilities

[louiemed (Louis)]

Thank you for this, are you able to share any documentation relating to this process? The concept makes sense but I have never had to implement such a thing in Studio, I have only been working in RPA for a few months.

[louiemed (Louis)]

Could I use something as simple as a dictionary variable for this?

[Anil_G (Anil Gorthi)]

@louiemed

you can use an else if activity directly

Activities - Else If

cheers

[ppr (Peter Preuss)]

Variable: arrLK | DataType: String Array)

Assign Activity
arrLK = new String(){"PEOPLESOFT","HEXAGON"} … add also the other values

Switch Activity Expression

arrLK.Where(Function (x) appName.toUpper().contains(x)).FirstOrDefault("UNDEFINED")

Verification: