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title: Adding a named condition
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# Adding a named condition

Named conditions provide a way to reuse conditional logic across attributes and policies.

Named conditions can help provide consistency in authorization logic and minimize repetition throughout policies. You can use named conditions as components in more complicated condition expressions.

For example, consider a named condition that compares the account status received in a decision request to a status code to determine if the account is blocked. You can use this condition in multiple policies to check a user's account status.

![Screen capture of an example named condition named Account Blocked, comparing the Request.Account.Status and Policy.Constants.Block Status Code attributes](_images/wkq1714675950511.png)

## Steps

1. In the Policy Editor, click **Trust Framework**, and then click the **Conditions** tab.

2. Click the **[icon: plus, set=fa]**icon.

3. Define general information for the named condition:

   1. Enter a unique **Name** for the condition.

   2. (Optional) For **Description**, enter information that describes the condition's purpose.

   3. (Optional) To nest the condition under a parent in the tree, in the **Parent** list, select a parent condition.

      Nesting helps group related conditions together. You can move the condition to another location in the tree by selecting a different parent condition.

      To remove nesting, click the **Delete** icon and leave the **Parent** blank.

4. To add a comparison to the condition, click **[icon: plus, set=fa]Comparison**.

   ![Screen capture of the condition builder](_images/mle1714676068481.png)

5. Select an attribute to use in the comparison, select a comparator, and then enter a constant or click the **C** icon to select an attribute.

6. To nest a comparison under another comparison, click **[icon: plus, set=fa]Group**.

   Subgroups allow more permutations in comparisons. To remove nesting while keeping the comparison, click **Ungroup**.

7. To reference an existing named condition within this condition, click **[icon: plus, set=fa]Named Condition**, select the condition to reference, and then select **is True or False**.

8. To combine multiple conditions, named conditions, or groups, select one of the following options.

   ### Choose from:

   * **All**: Invokes the condition when all of the conditions are true. If one condition evaluates to false, evaluation stops and the remaining conditions are not executed. This is equivalent to an `AND` Boolean operator between conditions.

   * **Any**: Invokes the condition when at least one of the conditions is true. If one condition evlautes to true, evaluation stops and the remaining conditions are not executed. This is equivalent to an `OR` Boolean operator between conditions.

   * **None**: Invokes the condition when none of the conditions are true. This is equivalent to a `NOT` Boolean operator between conditions.

9. Click **Save Changes**.

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   |   | You can copy a named condition for reuse by selecting **Make Copy** from the hamburger menu of that condition. If you copy a named condition with children, only the parent is duplicated. You cannot copy a named condition at its point of use in a rule or policy. |