Process Flow: variable checking/email parameters

Question

I'm new to using process flows and it seems to me that I want to something very simple.
I've created a boolean variable VAR1 (default is FALSE) which I want to assign depending on warning/failure of 2 mappings (not sure if using a variable is the correct way to go).
So in my process flow, I call MAPPING1. On success, it calls MAPPING2.
To bring more into it, if MAPPING1 produces a warning or error, then through an 'assign' activity (I think it should be an assign activity), VAR1 is set to TRUE.
It returns back to process MAPPING2 (this same error handling occurs for MAPPING2).
At the end, a CHECK on VAR1 needs to be performed.
If VAR1=FALSE then end (success!).
If VAR1=TRUE then call a function to grab the audit records for the error, and send an email, then end.
My problems are
(1)what activity in the pallete should I use for CHECK (which checks whether VAR1 is true/false)?
(2)how do I read the VAR1 variable... I've been experimenting a whole load but nothing!
(3)if VAR1 is TRUE and calls the function, how does the email activity receive the output from the function? (I've managed to get email working ..hurrrahh!)
Thanks for any help... much appreciated
Ansel

Answer 1

Hi,
Have you tried using conditions on your transitions?
You can have in total three different endings to your process flow, end_success(in the process flow by default), end_warning and end_error. If you also include to 'or' operators in your processflow you can use these to collect the warning transitions,and between the or operator and the end operator you can put your email activities without having to use a if statement.
Ragnar