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Simple actions are operations, such as calculations, string concatenation, and so on, that allow you to assign specific values to object attributes. These actions are always defined through the user interface and are limited to the number of the predefined operators available for each value type.

You may assign values to object attributes belonging to the object's related or child objects—provided you have defined the objects in a template and associated the template with the wizard. Once defined in the template, the sub-objects are listed in the Object drop-down list of the Actions tab.

You may assign the following types of values:

•Static values

•Values of wizard parameters

•Values of other attributes using a path in the object model

Use simple actions in a wizard when:

•You want to populate certain fields in the main record or its associated records with the values of parameters.

•When you want to overwrite the values assigned in a template with the ones specified on the Actions tab.

•You are not planning to use templates with your wizard, yet need to have certain fields of the main record prepopulated with default values.

Important: Without a template you may not assign values to related objects or sub-objects.

Simple actions are performed with the help of operators preselected for each value type. Depending on the attribute type, these operators may include the values shown in the following image and listed in the Operator Options for Different Attribute Types table.

Operator Options

Operator Options

The following table describes the Action options on the Actions tab.

The following table lists possible options for different attribute types and examples of how they might be used.