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Ask and Parameter work together in flows that request client input before finishing a calculation.

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Ask

Evaluates a condition that can depend on one or more parameters.
  • Syntax: Ask(condition)
  • Requires: a boolean condition. Parameter values used by the condition are supplied by the active form or workflow.
  • Returns: Boolean.
  • Best for: filters, decisions, and actions that need a value from the client.
If a referenced parameter has not been supplied yet, Ask reports that input is needed without evaluating the rest of the condition. Once all values are available, the condition is evaluated normally.

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Parameter

Reads a named or column-backed parameter value.
  • Syntax: Parameter([Column]), Parameter([Column], required), Parameter([Column], "Label"[, required]), Parameter("name"[, "type"[, required]])
  • Requires: a column identity or non-blank parameter name. Named parameters may declare Text, Bool, Date, Time, Timestamp, Numeric, Duration, User, or Location. The optional required value is boolean.
  • Returns: the supplied value in its declared type, or null when an optional value is absent.
  • Best for: reusable searches, filters, and workflow actions with client-supplied input.
The shorthand [?Minimum Quantity] reads the same parameter as Parameter([Minimum Quantity]).
A required parameter raises a formula error if the form or workflow does not supply it.
Last modified on September 7, 2026