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Set Variable Options dialog box

This dialog box appears so that you can specify a variable in the Set Variable script step to use in a script, calculation, or file path.

To specify a variable to use in a calculation:

1.	Type a variable name. Prefix the name with $ for a local variable or $$ for a global variable. If no prefix is added, $ is automatically added to the beginning of the name. A variable name has the same naming restrictions as a field name. For more information, see About naming fields.

2.	Enter a value for the variable or click Specify to create a formula to calculate the value.

3.	Enter a repetition number (optional) or click Specify to create a formula to calculate the repetition. The default is 1.

4.

Click OK.

Examples

Name: $abc
Value: fieldName * 10
Repetition: 10

Set Variable [$abc[10]; Value: fieldName * 10]

Name: $$abc
Value: “xyz”
Repetition: 1

Set Variable [$$abc; Value: “xyz”]

Name: $CurrentUser
Value: Get(UserName)
Repetition: 1

Set Variable [$CurrentUser; Value: Get(UserName)]

Name: $$TaxRate
Value: 1 if the field City contains the value “San Francisco”, 2 if City is “New York”, 3 if City is “Miami”, 0 if it’s none of those values.
Repetition: 1

Set Variable [$$TaxRate; Value: Case ( City = “San Francisco” ; 1 ; City = “New York” ; 2 ; City = “Miami” ; 3 ; 0 )]

Related topics 

Let function

Set Variable script step

Defining repeating fields