Attribute with predefined lookup values

[MarkParticipant]

Can I use values that are not part of a predefined value list in lookup?
What happens if I accidentally use a value that is not listed in the predefined values?

[DaniParticipant]

Hi,

I need a little bit more information to be able to answer this question.
What kind of values do you want to use?
What do you want to do with those values? (Do you want to Update, Load, Display them, etc.?)

Kind Regards

[MarkParticipant]

Hi Dani,

I have an entity type with an attribute called Status.
The Status has a predefined value list in the lookup with the values “Initiated”, “Approved”, “Rejected”, “Closed”.
When I configured my process I used a Set activity to set the Status to “Submitted”.
I can run the process and it is working fine but when I look at the entities in the Data Explorer the Status attribute is blank for the entities that are in Submitted.

Is the system still storing the “Submitted” value for Status in the Set activity?
How do I correct this?
Will I lose any values that are not showing?

Thanks!

[DaniParticipant]

Hi Mark,

Yes, the system still stores the value and it will not be lost.
The predefined values act as a filter. That is the reason why you are not seeing the status in the Data Explorer. It only shows the in the attribute defined status.
A way to correct this would be to just add the status ‘Submitted’ to the attribute.

Kind Regards
Dani

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