Assign

This activity assigns a value to a variable or an argument. You can use an Assign activity for logical operation such as a loop counter, to increment the value, hold a value, assign a value to other variable or assign values to an array.

Using Assign Activity

  1. In the Canvas Tools pane, click Assign and Write to expand the tool and view the associated activities.
  2. Drag the Assign activity and drop on to the Flowchart  designer on the  Canvas.

 

 

  1. In the To field, enter a name of parameter to which the value should be assigned.  You can press Ctrl+Space key together from the keyboard to use IntelliSense to select the parameter. The name of the variable must be defined in the Variable or Argument panel in the Parameter bar or the system displays a compiler error.
  2. In the Value field, enter the value to assign to the parameter. The value can be constant (default value), dynamic (an parameter) or a combination of both.
    An Assign activity with a default display name is created. The warning sign disappears once you provide the required inputs.

Assign Properties

The properties of an Assign activity are listed in the following table and can be edited in the Properties grid on the right pane.

 

Property Name

Usage

Control Execution

Ignore Error

When this option is set to Yes, the application ignores any error while executing the activity.

If set to NA, it bypasses the exception (if any) to let the automation flow continue; however, it marks the automation status as failure, in case of an exception.

By default, this option is set to No.

Delay

Wait After

Specify the time delay that must occur after the activity is executed. The value must be in milliseconds.

Wait Before

Specify the time delay that must occur before the activity is executed. The value must be in milliseconds.

Misc

Breakpoint

Select this option to mark this activity as the pause point while debugging the process. At this point, the process freezes during execution allowing you to examine if the process is functioning as expected.

In large or complex processes, breakpoints help in identifying the error, if any.

Commented

Select this option to mark this activity as inactive in the entire process. When an activity is commented, it is ignored during the process execution.

DisplayName

The display name of the activity in the flowchart designer area. By default, the name is set as Assign. You can change the name as required.

To

Name of the variable or the argument that the activity assigns its value to.

Value

A value that is assigned to the variable or argument.