Branching workflow is a common requirement, and is quite easy to achieve using the basic On Success or On Failure constraints available through the designer. However branches go in different directions and do not meet up again.

The term path is used here to indicate that whilst the workflow branches in one direction, it will also converge at a given point. This is not easy to achieve using the designer, as by default all workflow constraints pointing to a single task must all be satisfied. This example shows how we can simulate OR logic as oppose to the default AND logic normally available.

The image below shows our sample package. We have a Start task which is where we make the decision as to which of the two paths we wish to follow. The SetupPath task will implement our decision. Next we have our two paths, tasks A, B and C or tasks X, Y and Z. Finally the End task will execute regardless of which path we took to get there.

For the demonstration package our first task cotains the following code. This is used to assign our path decision to global variable:

' 218 (Start)
Option Explicit

Function Main()
	Const vbYes = 6
	Const vbYesNo = 4
	Dim sMsg, lResult

	sMsg = "Please choose a path:" & vbCrLf & _
		"Yes - Execute ABC path" & vbCrLf & _
		"No - Execute XYZ path"

	lResult = MsgBox(sMsg, vbYesNo)
	
	If lResult = vbYes Then
		DTSGlobalVariables("ExecuteTruePath").Value = True
	Else
		DTSGlobalVariables("ExecuteTruePath").Value = False
	End If

	Main = DTSTaskExecResult_Success
End Function