> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://hilos-40.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Conditional step

Conditional steps enable you to execute a step only if a specific condition is fulfilled. This is beneficial for running steps on certain branches, such as when qualifying leads from a particular source or when a certain field is filled out.

Conditional steps combine the conditions using an AND operator, meaning all conditions must be met for the step to be run. When you use a conditional step, two branches appear on the flow editor: one for when the conditions are met (`THEN`) and one for when they are not met (`OTHERWISE`).

![Conditional canvas view](https://hilos-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/documentation/userdocs/using-hilos/reference/flows/conditional-step/conditional-board.png)

# Available conditions

For a condition, you can use four types of data:

* **Contact variables**: information in a contact's profile, such as their email, name, website, or custom attributes.

![Contact variables](https://hilos-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/documentation/userdocs/using-hilos/reference/flows/conditional-step/contact-vars.png)

* **Flow variables**: variables set within the flow via [question](/docs/user/using-hilos/flows/steps/question-step), [action](/docs/user/using-hilos/flows/steps/action-step), [template](/docs/user/using-hilos/flows/step-types#template) or [menu](/docs/user/using-hilos/flows/steps/menu-step) steps.

![Flow variables](https://hilos-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/documentation/userdocs/using-hilos/reference/flows/conditional-step/flow-vars.png)

* **Global variables**: variables set by the system, like the current date, time, day of the week, and if you are in business hours or not.

![System variables](https://hilos-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/documentation/userdocs/using-hilos/reference/flows/conditional-step/global-vars.png)

* **Execution variables**: variables passed when starting a flow.

When checking a conditional, you can look for:

* if a value is empty or not
* if a value contains another value
* if a value matches the operators `>`, `<`, `>=`, `<=`
* if a condition is met through a boolean, e.g. if the current time is in business hours.

![Conditional conditions](https://hilos-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/documentation/userdocs/using-hilos/reference/flows/conditional-step/conditions.png)

All conditions are evaluated with an `AND` operator, meaning all conditions in the conditional must be met for the `THEN` branch to run, or the `OTHERWISE` branch will be executed.

![Conditional canvas view](https://hilos-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/documentation/userdocs/using-hilos/reference/flows/conditional-step/conditional-branches.png)