We have a BP as where at one point we check to see (based on a form field) if the form is for a classified or certified employee. If it is certified we put it into a parallel process that skips out on one of the steps that a classified one would go through. At the end of it, it goes to a parallel merge gateway. That same gateway is also used if it is for a classified employee and includes an incoming route from the step that is skipped for the certified employees.

My questions is, when it goes for a certified employee and it gets to the merge gateway, will it be expecting an incoming route from the other step or is it smart enough to know it never used that route and to proceed?