Hey all,How do I add an additional value to a repeatable attribute?SituationWe have the case that a one contract can belong to multiple cost centers. I can catch them via the expression function and store them in a variable. However, I have no idea how I should communicate with the attribute field. Currently, the workflow overwrites always the first position.Simplified examplePicture 1 (original value): The contract has 4 cost centers (31000; 221000; 52000; 12000) and needs a 5th valuePicture 2 (Workflow with value): A workflow updates the attribute field (Cost Center) with the valiue "99999 - This needs to be added". In the example it is hard coded. For me the problem remains still even if I use a variable with the name "CostCenter"Picture 3 (updated value): 99999 shows up on the first place and replaced the value 31000Thank you for your help in advance and best regards,Marco

@Cristina Ferraraand @Rose Ella Winterbauerhappy new year.I was able to add attribute information for a document the following way:go to the documents attribute on the right sideclick on "Attributes" but do not click on "#"instead write down the needed attribute groupsperate the attribute group from the attribute field by a dotadd a "[-1] as explained by Rose in order to add a new information to the attribute fieldExample:attribute group: "Essential Contract Informationattribute field: Cost CenterResult: "Essential Contract Information.Cost Center[-1]"Summary:Do not click on "#" and type the entire path incl. the name of the attribute group.In my screenshot above I catch the cost center from another area and store it in the variable "Single Cost Center".

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Hey all,

How do I add an additional value to a repeatable attribute?

Situation

We have the case that a one contract can belong to multiple cost centers. I can catch them via the expression function and store them in a variable. However, I have no idea how I should communicate with the attribute field. Currently, the workflow overwrites always the first position.

Simplified example

Picture 1 (original value): The contract has 4 cost centers (31000; 221000; 52000; 12000) and needs a 5th value
Picture 2 (Workflow with value): A workflow updates the attribute field (Cost Center) with the valiue "99999 - This needs to be added". In the example it is hard coded. For me the problem remains still even if I use a variable with the name "CostCenter"
Picture 3 (updated value): 99999 shows up on the first place and replaced the value 31000

Thank you for your help in advance and best regards,

Marco

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for the attribute update step, rather than selecting Attribute Cost Center from the # sign, type in

Cost Center[-1]

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for the attribute update step, rather than selecting Attribute Cost Center from the # sign, type in

Cost Center[-1]

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Hey @Rose Ella Winterbauer,

sorry for the late reply. After a little bit tweaking here and there, I was able to make it work.

Thank you for your help.

Best regards,

Marco

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@Marco Wickert how did you end up implementing this? I'm trying to update a repeatable attributes as well via wf but with text data types

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What is the name of the attribute group and attribute field you need to update?

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@Cristina Ferrara and @Rose Ella Winterbauer happy new year.

I was able to add attribute information for a document the following way:

go to the documents attribute on the right side
click on "Attributes" but do not click on "#"
- instead write down the needed attribute group
- sperate the attribute group from the attribute field by a dot
- add a "[-1] as explained by Rose in order to add a new information to the attribute field

Example:

attribute group: "Essential Contract Information
attribute field: Cost Center
Result: "Essential Contract Information.Cost Center[-1]"

Summary:

Do not click on "#" and type the entire path incl. the name of the attribute group.

In my screenshot above I catch the cost center from another area and store it in the variable "Single Cost Center".

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Cool!

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