Exclusive Gateways are called what in Appian?

• A. OR Gateways
• B. XOR Gateways
• C. Complex Gateways
• D. AND Gateways

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is how Appian represents a decision point where only one path is taken. In Appian, Exclusive Gateways are named XOR Gateways. This matches the behavior of exclusive OR: exactly one outgoing path is chosen based on the evaluated conditions. You set conditions on the outgoing paths, and when one condition is true, that single path is taken. This is different from an OR Gateway, which can route to multiple paths if several conditions are true (inclusive), and from an AND Gateway, which deals with parallel or combined flows rather than a single exclusive choice. Complex Gateways cover more advanced branching patterns. So the correct term in Appian for exclusive branching is XOR Gateways.