Change Type
Last Modified on 28/05/2020 3:40 pm AEST
Purpose
To change the Type of an existing Record, used to avoid having to create a new Record and delete the old one when migrating Records. Triggers are suppressed on a Change Type activity - no Triggers are fired after the conversion.
Configuration
Setting | Description |
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| Record | The Record to change Types. This can be set via:- Record
- Parameter
- Calculation
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| Object | The Object to change the Type to. Note:
When using the Change Type activity to change the type of a record from A to B where the type of A is TA and the type of B is TB: - When TA is a base type of TB (i.e. TB inherits TA ) then all the Fields and Relationships of A will be automatically be present on the updated Record
- When TB is a base type of TA (i.e. TA inherits TB) then only the Fields and Relationships that exist on B should be present on the updated Record
- When TA and TB both derive from a common ancestor type TC then only the Fields and Relationships defined for TC will be present on the updated Record
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| Field or relationship | Click on Add Field or Relationship for each entry to create. Name
The Name of the Field or Relationship to be additionally updated in this Activity. This can be set via: - Field
- Relationship
- Calculation
If updating via a Relationship, two additional options are displayed - Add related record - used to link multiple Records via this Relationship
- Replace existing record - Replace the currently linked Records
Value
The Value to set the Field or Relationship to. This can be set via: |
Parameters created
Parameter | Type | Description |
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| [Activity Name].Record | Record | The record created by the change type activity |
