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There are times when you may wish to set a default value for a new attribute on an application butusing a default control or a

crossover domain does not work to set this default value If you wish to automatically copy a valuefrom one attribute to another

as you are entering the record then sometimes the best way to do this is with an AutomationScript An Automation Script may

sound daunting but you can create a simple script with only a single line of code that will copy the value from one attributeto another

Once you are done submitting your script it gets executed immediately and there is no need to restart your server orrebuildredeploy

the maximoear file

In the following example in the Person application we have added a user defined attribute called CURRENTPHONE andwe wish to

automatically copy the value from PRIMARYPHONE to CURRENTPHONE when the new Person record is being entered We will use

an Attribute Launch Point script that can be used to customize field validations and actions

1) Go To ndash System Configuration ndash Platform Configuration ndash Automation Scripting ndash click on Select Action ndash Create ndash

Scripting with Attribute Launch Point

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2) Then enter the following values

Launch Point PHONEDescription Setting CURRENTPHONE from PRIMARYPHONEActive CHECKEDObject PERSONAttribute PRIMARYPHONE

Click on the Next button

3) Within the Create Script with Attribute Launch Point Step 2 of 3 add the following

Script PHONEDescription Setting Current Phone from Primary PhoneScript Language jython

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4) Within the Variables pane click on New Row Add the followingVariable PRIMARYPHONEVariable Type INOUTOverride CHECKEDBinding Type ATTRIBUTELaunch Point Attribute PRIMARYPHONE

5) Within the Variables pane click on New Row Add the following

Variable CURRENTPHONEVariable Type INOUTOverride CHECKEDBinding Type ATTRIBUTELaunch Point Attribute CURRENTPHONE

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We dont actually need to explicitly define the PRIMARYPHONE variable since it is already available implicitly inside thescript

as the attribute on which the script is listening as defined in step 2 However sometimes it makes scripts easier to follow ifall

variables are explicitly defined

6) Click on Next button Within the Create Script with Attribute Launch Point Step 3 of 3 add the following script

CURRENTPHONE = PRIMARYPHONE

Click on the Create button and your script should be completed Please note that the Status value on the main(Automation Script)

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tab will be set to Draft but this does not currently have any functionality on the script The script will still run with this statusvalue set

to Draft Within the Launch Points tab ndash the Active checkbox controls the logic if the Launch Point is executed and is setto checked

(active) by default To disable the Launch Point uncheck the Active checkbox and click on Save

7) You can test your script by either adding or modifying an existing Primary Phone value in the Person (People)application

Create a new person record and enter a Primary Phone value

Once you tab out of the Primary Phone attribute or save the record the phone number value will be copied automaticallyfrom the

Primary Phone attribute to the Current Phone attribute

This is a simple example of a script but shows how you can create a script using only a few lines of code and that youdont need to be

an experienced script writer to do this

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4) Within the Variables pane click on New Row Add the followingVariable PRIMARYPHONEVariable Type INOUTOverride CHECKEDBinding Type ATTRIBUTELaunch Point Attribute PRIMARYPHONE

5) Within the Variables pane click on New Row Add the following

Variable CURRENTPHONEVariable Type INOUTOverride CHECKEDBinding Type ATTRIBUTELaunch Point Attribute CURRENTPHONE

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We dont actually need to explicitly define the PRIMARYPHONE variable since it is already available implicitly inside thescript

as the attribute on which the script is listening as defined in step 2 However sometimes it makes scripts easier to follow ifall

variables are explicitly defined

6) Click on Next button Within the Create Script with Attribute Launch Point Step 3 of 3 add the following script

CURRENTPHONE = PRIMARYPHONE

Click on the Create button and your script should be completed Please note that the Status value on the main(Automation Script)

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tab will be set to Draft but this does not currently have any functionality on the script The script will still run with this statusvalue set

to Draft Within the Launch Points tab ndash the Active checkbox controls the logic if the Launch Point is executed and is setto checked

(active) by default To disable the Launch Point uncheck the Active checkbox and click on Save

7) You can test your script by either adding or modifying an existing Primary Phone value in the Person (People)application

Create a new person record and enter a Primary Phone value

Once you tab out of the Primary Phone attribute or save the record the phone number value will be copied automaticallyfrom the

Primary Phone attribute to the Current Phone attribute

This is a simple example of a script but shows how you can create a script using only a few lines of code and that youdont need to be

an experienced script writer to do this

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We dont actually need to explicitly define the PRIMARYPHONE variable since it is already available implicitly inside thescript

as the attribute on which the script is listening as defined in step 2 However sometimes it makes scripts easier to follow ifall

variables are explicitly defined

6) Click on Next button Within the Create Script with Attribute Launch Point Step 3 of 3 add the following script

CURRENTPHONE = PRIMARYPHONE

Click on the Create button and your script should be completed Please note that the Status value on the main(Automation Script)

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tab will be set to Draft but this does not currently have any functionality on the script The script will still run with this statusvalue set

to Draft Within the Launch Points tab ndash the Active checkbox controls the logic if the Launch Point is executed and is setto checked

(active) by default To disable the Launch Point uncheck the Active checkbox and click on Save

7) You can test your script by either adding or modifying an existing Primary Phone value in the Person (People)application

Create a new person record and enter a Primary Phone value

Once you tab out of the Primary Phone attribute or save the record the phone number value will be copied automaticallyfrom the

Primary Phone attribute to the Current Phone attribute

This is a simple example of a script but shows how you can create a script using only a few lines of code and that youdont need to be

an experienced script writer to do this

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tab will be set to Draft but this does not currently have any functionality on the script The script will still run with this statusvalue set

to Draft Within the Launch Points tab ndash the Active checkbox controls the logic if the Launch Point is executed and is setto checked

(active) by default To disable the Launch Point uncheck the Active checkbox and click on Save

7) You can test your script by either adding or modifying an existing Primary Phone value in the Person (People)application

Create a new person record and enter a Primary Phone value

Once you tab out of the Primary Phone attribute or save the record the phone number value will be copied automaticallyfrom the

Primary Phone attribute to the Current Phone attribute

This is a simple example of a script but shows how you can create a script using only a few lines of code and that youdont need to be

an experienced script writer to do this

Add a Comment More Actions

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