copyFromContext
A Workflow Engine function that copies a field from the workflowContext to a destination object field. The function overwrites the destination field if it exists, and creates and populates it if it does not. Returns false if the workflowContext field does not exist.
This function is available as a feature of the Workflow Engine v1.2 download and later.
This function is available for event, alert, and Situation workflows.
The workflow sweep up filter applies to this function.
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Arguments
Workflow Engine function copyFromContext takes the following arguments:
Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | String | Source |
| Yes | String | Destination object field. |
Example
The following example demonstrates typical use of Workflow Engine function workflowEngineFunction.
To copy the value of the workflowContext field “visualise.cookbook_name” to “custom_info.sourceCookbook”, set the following:
from: visualize.cookbook_nameto: custom_info.sourceCookbook
The UI translates your settings to the following JSON:
{ “from”:”visualise.cookbook_name”, "to":"custom_info.sourceCookbook"}