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• TL;DR: This page introduces the Journey advanced expression editor — its access points, interface panels, and capabilities for building complex conditions, custom wait timers, and action parameter mappings using events, data sources, functions, and operators.

Intents:

• Access the advanced expression editor from a data source condition, custom wait activity, or action parameter mapping
• Build advanced boolean conditions using event fields, data source fields, audience membership, and journey properties
• Switch between simple mode and advanced mode when configuring conditions
• Reference external data source parameters directly within the main expression using the params keyword
• Use AI-powered expression generation to create expressions from natural language prompts

Glossary:

• Advanced expression editor: The Journey Optimizer code editor for writing complex expressions; distinct from the simpler point-and-click condition editor (product-specific)
• Simple mode: A point-and-click condition editor; less flexible than the advanced editor but easier for non-developers (product-specific)
• Journey properties: Technical fields about the journey instance (ID, version, errors, current node) accessible in the expression editor (product-specific)
• Generate expressions with AI: An AI-powered capability (public beta) inside the advanced editor that generates expressions from plain language prompts (product-specific)

Guardrails:

• Creating expressions using experience events directly is not supported — use alternative approaches such as computed attributes
• Conditions always return a boolean type regardless of editor mode
• Expressions must not contain hidden or non-printable characters, and should use single-line format to avoid parsing errors
• External data source parameter values can only come from journey events or the Experience Platform data source — not from other external data sources
• The advanced expression editor functions differ from those in the personalization editor

Terminology:

• Canonical name: Advanced Expression Editor — Acronym: none — variants: advanced editor, expression editor
• Synonyms: “Advanced mode” = “advanced expression editor”
• Do not confuse: advanced expression editor (journey conditions/actions) ≠ personalization editor (message content personalization)

FAQ:

• Q: When must I use the advanced expression editor instead of the simple mode? — Use the advanced editor when you need to query collections, use functions, reference journey properties, or build multi-condition logic that the simple editor cannot express.
• Q: How do I pass a parameter to an external data source in the expression? — Use the params keyword in the expression syntax, e.g. #{DataSource.fieldGroup.field, params: {paramName: value}}.
• Q: What does the autocompletion mechanism do? — It displays contextual field and function suggestions as you type, helping you build valid expressions faster.
• Q: Where is Generate expressions with AI accessed? — Via the AI control inside the advanced expression editor; it is currently in public beta.
• Q: Do conditions in the advanced editor return a different type than in simple mode? — No; conditions always return a boolean in both modes.