Uplifting IFSAPP 9 to IFS Cloud – Converting Custom Event Logic to Workflow

Hi everyone,

We are currently uplifting from IFSAPP 9 to IFS Cloud and I’m converting our Execute Online Custom Event Actions into Workflows.

In IFSAPP 9 we had the following Custom Event condition:

IF 
      ( 
      (country_of_origin_ IS NOT NULL) 
        AND 
        ( (NVL('&OLD:COUNTRY_OF_ORIGIN','xyzXYZ') <> NVL('&NEW:COUNTRY_OF_ORIGIN','xyzXYZ')) OR 
          (NVL('&OLD:PRIMARY_VENDOR','xyzXYZ') <> NVL('&NEW:PRIMARY_VENDOR','xyzXYZ')) ) 
        ) THEN
 

I’d like to understand how to model this logic correctly in an IFS Cloud Workflow.

Specifically:

1. How can I compare OLD vs NEW values (e.g., COUNTRY_OF_ORIGIN, PRIMARY_VENDOR)?

2. Is there an equivalent to Oracle’s NVL() function in workflow expressions?

3. What is the recommended approach for handling field change detection in workflows?