Attribute Values: Set Value Operation

Sets the value of the selected attribute based on a value entered manually or via a function.

For more information on the Bulk Update wizard, refer to the Creating a Bulk Update topic here.

This operation is similar to one in the business rules functionality, as described in the Business Action: Set Attribute Value topic in the Business Rules documentation here.

Configuration

  1. Select Set Value from the dropdown.
  2. For the first parameter, click the manual () button or the function () button and then click the ellipsis button ().

Note: The selected object dictates the label on the manual button. If the selected object requires a text value, the label is 'abc.' If the selected object is numeric, '123' is displayed, and so on for each validation base type.

  • For manual selection, the Select Attribute dialog is displayed, select an attribute, and click Select.

  • For function selection, click the ellipsis button () displayed near the text field to display the Function Editor dialog. Add a function and evaluate, the click OK. Refer to the Using Function Editor topic within the Resource Materials online help (here) for more information on writing functions.
  1. For the second parameter (=), click the manual () button or the function () button.
  • For manual selection, type the value required for the selected attribute into the text field.
  • For function selection, click the ellipsis button () displayed near the text field to display the Function Editor dialog. Add a function and evaluate, the click OK. Refer to the Using Function Editor topic within the Resource Materials online help (here) for more information on writing functions.