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User Parameter as Component name within PoinCloudFilter gives error on Flow

  • August 6, 2026
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wil
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I read in a PoinCloud with Component x,y and z_2025_gem. The year changes as time passes by so I use a Parameter to define the component. For reading the point cloud, the component is read as z_$(JAAR)_gem. That works fine.

When I want to use a User Parameter within the expression of the poincloudfilter I get an error on Flow but when I try it on Form with default values for the parameters, it works fine. If I try the workspace with default values on Flow it works fine as well.

I checked the values for the Parameters on Flow by sending an email to myself with the values of the Parameters and the values are fine. So I guess that cannot be the problem. The parameters are used for reading the file and components as well and there are no problems there, only using them within the PointCloudFilter

 

I have tried the following Expressions:

1: @Component(z_$(JAAR)_gem) != -99999

2: @Component($(Z_JAAR_GEM)) != -99999

by which JAAR = 2025

Z_JAAR_GEM = z_2025_gem 

With the first expression, the Filter does not filter out anything. The logfile gives the following information:

PointCloudFilter_TestFactory_0 (TestFactory): Tested 0 input feature(s) -- 0 feature(s) passed and 0 feature(s) failed

PointCloudFilter_UNFILTERED (TeeFactory): Cloned 0 input feature(s) into 0 output feature(s)

PointCloudFilter <UNFILTERED> Transformer Output Nuker (TeeFactory): Cloned 0 input feature(s) into 0 output feature(s)

 

The error message from Flow using the second expression is: 

PointCloudFilter (PointCloudEvaluationFactory): Failed to parse the EXPRESSION_LIST clause. The provided value was '@Component() != -99999'. Please ensure that your syntax is correct

PointCloudFilter (PointCloudEvaluationFactory): An error has occurred. Check the logfile above for details

 

I am not sure if I do something wrong and/or if there is a difference in using parameters with expressions on Form or Flow.

 

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crystalatsafe
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Hi ​@wil 

I'm sorry no one has responded to your question yet! 
I did some testing, but I'm not able to reproduce the error you are seeing. 
If possible, can you please send your workspace with some sample data? Could you also send your form and flow logs?