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assign result field

Description

Assign a new value to a modifiable result field.

Arguments

• field

  Name of the result field to be modified.

• value

  Value to be assigned.

Valid contexts

This action may be used within the following project items: test modules and user-defined actions.

Notes

• This action applies only to result fields, and only ones that are runtime-modifiable. These include the result field Build Number, and any user-defined fields that are defined as applying to the result project item type. (See Creating a user-defined field for further information.)
• This action supports the <ignore> modifier. If the string <ignore> is present as the value of any of the arguments, or any argument contains an expression that evaluates to <ignore>, the action is skipped during execution.

Applicable Built-In Settings

The following settings are applicable to this action: remove double quotes from cells.

Example - Case 1: Assign a new value to a user-defined field

Suppose there is a user-defined result field named log file with a value type of hyperlink:

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Example - Case 2: Assign a new value to the Build Number built-in field.

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