Set Values Activity – Flowfactory

Set property values for a given entity.

Target parameters (in) and Activity options

Entity	The entity you want to change values on.
List of properties	The properties from the given entity type are listed. You can set new values for the properties on the entity.

Entity

The same entity as you sent in for changing.

You can set the value as a constant or from another workflow step (property or entity).

Case	Transformation	Parameters
For boolean properties.	Function	True/False
To clear an entity reference.	Null
To clear a string.	Function	''
Dates has a relative value “TODAY:”, that you can use.
Calculate with other properties from the selected entity value.	Function	BudgetQ1 + BudgetQ2
Use the selected value in a function with “$param1$”.	Function	TotalValue + $param1$ This example sets and increases the property TotalValue with the selected value. Or a string example, where you put the $param1$ within '': NameList + ', ' + '$param1$'
If-statement with the “Iif-function“	Function	Iif(Name = ‘Bob’, 1, Name = ‘Dan’, 2, Name = ‘Sam’, 3, 0)
Convert function values to string.	Function	ToStr(GetYear(Now()))
Convert a entity/workflow value to string.	Function	ToStr($param1$)
Trim string to remove blank spaces	Function	Trim(Username) TrimLeft(Username) TrimRight(Username)