Operator Message Reply Expressions

A reply expression lets you control the type of reply an Operator Message requires with regular expressions. For example:

• ^Yes|No|Maybe$: Requires the operator to choose from the three options: Yes, No, or Maybe.

• \d+: Requires the operator to enter any number of digits (for example, if you want the operator to enter a numeric ID).
• *: Requires the operator to enter any reply, as long as they enter something.
• .+: Requires the operator to enter any reply that does not include spaces.

Note: Reply expressions are available only for Operator Messages created with the System_OperatorMessage Process Definition or with RedwoodScript.

Note: Spaces before and after the reply are trimmed. Multiple spaces and/or tabs in a sequence in the reply are replaced with one space. This means replies consisting of spaces and/or tabs only are not allowed. Also, it is not possible for an Operator to answer a reply expression such as \s or \s+.