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# Not empty

**Category:** Condition

**Version:** 1.0

**Last updated:** Januari 5, 2025

**Author:** Any2Info

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### Description

The **Not Empty** node evaluates the result set of a previous node (most commonly a **Compare** node) and determines whether the dataflow should continue based on the selected result type.

### Configuration Options

Defines which subset of the previous node’s result is evaluated for emptiness.

<table><thead><tr><th width="187">Setting</th><th width="145">Required</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Default</strong></td><td>Yes</td><td>Uses the default output of the previous node</td></tr><tr><td><strong>All</strong></td><td>No</td><td>Evaluates all records, regardless of change status.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>New</strong></td><td>No</td><td>Evaluates only records that did not exist in the previous comparison run.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Changed</strong></td><td>No</td><td>Evaluates only records that existed before but have changed</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Deleted</strong></td><td>No</td><td>Evaluates only records that existed before but are no longer present.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>New or changed</strong></td><td>No</td><td>Evaluates records that are either new or modified. This is the most common option for incremental processing</td></tr><tr><td><strong>New, Changed or Deleted</strong></td><td>No</td><td>Evaluates any type of difference detected</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Unchanged</strong></td><td>No</td><td>Evaluates records that are identical to the previous run</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Usage

The **Not Empty** node is most commonly placed directly after a **Compare** node to prevent downstream processing when no relevant changes are detected.

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### Tips & Best Practices

* Use **Input result = New or Changed** for standard incremental dataflows.
* Avoid using **Unchanged** unless explicitly validating stable datasets.

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### Changelog

| Version | Date             | Change                               |
| ------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| **1.0** | Januari  5, 2025 | Initial documentation version added. |


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