If two or more conditions apply to data in a filter block, which path is followed in the playbook?

Question

Options

• AAll paths with matching conditions are followed in parallel.
• BOnly the last matching condition will activate its path.
• CAll matching paths will be followed, but the first path to reach the end block will terminate the
• DOnly the first matching condition will activate its path.

• A
  81% (13)
• B
  6% (1)
• C
  13% (2)

Explanation

In a playbook filter block, all paths whose conditions match the incoming data are activated simultaneously - the filter doesn't stop at the first match or pick a winner, it fans out to every valid branch. This is why B ("only the last matching condition") and D ("only the first matching condition") are wrong: filter blocks have no concept of priority or ordering between conditions. Option C is wrong because no single path "terminates" the others - each matching path runs independently to completion; one finishing doesn't kill the rest. Think of a filter block like a traffic roundabout with multiple exits: a car (data) can take every exit that matches its destination, not just the first one it sees.

Memory tip: Filter = Fan-out. If you remember that filters spread data across all matching paths (rather than gating it to one), option A will always click.

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