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FC-UIP-MRD-007: Nested If clauses
If activity is nested more than three levels deep.
What it detects
If activity is nested more than three levels deep. Flowcerta surfaces this finding from the active validation pipeline for supported file types and platforms.
Why it matters
Maintainability findings matter because they amplify operational drag over time. Bots with deep nesting, arbitrary waits, or hidden assumptions are harder to review, fix, and safely change.
Example violation
Four nested If activities make a decision path hard to read and review.
Fix guidance
UiPath
- Extract nested decisions into named workflows or flatten conditions into clearer branches.
- Use platform-native assets, credentials, bounded retries, and Log Message checkpoints instead of hardcoded literals or silent failure paths.
- Revalidate the workflow after the change and confirm the finding no longer appears.
Verification steps
- Run validation again and confirm the rule no longer appears in the finding list.
- Review the changed workflow artifact directly to verify the risky pattern is gone.
- Capture the new validation result as evidence for the relevant owner or compliance review.
Compliance references
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