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title: Creating Conditions
slug: turbine-user-guide/creating-conditions
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createdAt: 2026-01-09T06:49:53.867Z
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## Creating Conditions

### Basic Condition Creation

1. **Select a field** - Choose the field you want to evaluate
2. **Choose an operator** - Select the comparison operator (equals, contains, greater than, etc.)
3. **Set comparison value** - Enter the value to compare against (if required)
4. **Configure evaluation type** - Choose AND or OR if multiple conditions exist

### Condition Operators

Available operators depend on the field type. The following operators are available for each field type:

**Common Operators (Available for Most Fields):**

- **Equals** - Field value equals the comparison value
- **Does Not Equal** - Field value does not equal the comparison value
- **Has Been Modified** - Field value has been modified (triggers when field content changes)

**Text Fields:**

- Equals, Does Not Equal, Has Been Modified
- **Matches Regex** - Field value matches a regular expression pattern

**Numeric Fields:**

- Equals, Does Not Equal, Has Been Modified
- **Less Than** - Field value is less than the comparison value
- **Less Than or Equal** - Field value is less than or equal to the comparison value
- **Greater Than** - Field value is greater than the comparison value
- **Greater Than or Equal** - Field value is greater than or equal to the comparison value

**Date Fields:**

- Equals, Does Not Equal, Has Been Modified
- **Less Than** - Field value is less than the comparison value
- **Less Than or Equal** - Field value is less than or equal to the comparison value
- **Greater Than** - Field value is greater than the comparison value
- **Greater Than or Equal** - Field value is greater than or equal to the comparison value

**Multi-Select User Group Fields:**

- Equals, Does Not Equal, Has Been Modified
- **Contains** - Field value contains the comparison value
- **Excludes** - Field value does not contain the comparison value

**List Fields:**

- Equals, Does Not Equal, Has Been Modified
- **Contains** - Field value contains the comparison value
- **Excludes** - Field value does not contain the comparison value

**Single-Select Values List Fields:**

- Equals, Does Not Equal, Has Been Modified
- **Matches Regex** - Field value matches a regular expression pattern

**Attachment Fields:**

- **Has Value** - Field has a value (not empty/null)
- **Does Not Have Value** - Field does not have a value (empty/null)

**Reference Fields:**

When using a Reference field, you can evaluate conditions in two ways:

1. **Number of Records** - Evaluate the count of referenced records
   - Available operators: Equals, Does Not Equal, Less Than, Less Than or Equal, Greater Than, Greater Than or Equal
   - Compares the number of referenced records against a numeric value
2. **Target Field** - Evaluate a field in the referenced record
   - Available operators depend on the field type of the referenced field
   - For example, if referencing a text field, you can use Equals, Does Not Equal, Matches Regex, Has Been Modified
   - If referencing a numeric field, you can use Equals, Does Not Equal, Less Than, Greater Than, etc.
   - If referencing a date field, you can use Equals, Does Not Equal, Less Than, Greater Than, etc.

### Multiple Conditions

When a stage has multiple conditions:

- **AND evaluation** - All conditions must be true
- **OR evaluation** - Any condition being true is sufficient

### Nested Conditions

Create complex logic by nesting stages:

1. Add a condition stage
2. Add actions to the stage
3. Add nested stages within the stage for additional conditional logic

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## Related Documentation

- [Workflow Overview](./workflow-overview.md) - Introduction to workflow concepts
- [Getting Started with Workflow](./getting-started-with-workflow.md) - How to access and use the workflow builder
- [Workflow Actions](./workflow-actions.md) - Complete guide to all workflow action types
- [Advanced Workflow Topics](./advanced-workflow-topics.md) - Execution details and advanced concepts