Change Field

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Introduction

Change Field allows you to automatically change the value of a field. To do this, you need to specify the field to modify and define the value to which the field should change. Once the action is created, you can associate it with triggers and button.

Steps to create a Change Field Action

Provide a name Name and Description of your action.

  1. Select ChangeField as Action Type.
  2. Select the Field you want to modify.
  3. Select the desired type of value update from Value Type dropdown.
  4. Specify the value to which the field should change.
  5. Click on Create button.
Admin Portal: Create action screen for ChangeField

Value Types

The Value Type determines how you can define the desired value in the action. The available value types can vary depending on the field you have selected.

For instance, if the selected field is a text field, the available value types would be Literal, Field and Lookup value. On the other hand, if the selected field is a date field, you will have an additional value type "Date of Action" in the list.

Value TypeDescription
LiteralSpecifying the value directly in an input box.
FieldUsing the value from another field within the track.
Lookup valueRetrieving the value from another track. You can select the track and the field name from which the value should be extracted. Additionally, you can also setup a key parameter to uniquely identify the field value. See Lookup Fieldsto learn how to configure a lookup.
Date of actionAvailable when the field selected is a Date or DateTime field. Sets the date / datetime when the action was triggered as the value. 
CalculationAvailable when the field selected is a Float or Int field. Provides a builder to create a calculation expression for field value update.
ConcatenationAvailable when the field selected is a Text field. Provides an expression builder to combine two text fields, a field with custom text, or simply join literal values. 
Date OffsetAvailable when the field selected is a Date or DateTime field. This allows you to perform calculations on a date field by adding or subtracting years, months, weeks, or days.