a!sblUpdateFieldValue() Function

Connector Functions

Function

a!sblUpdateFieldValue( scsExternalSystemKey, usePerUserCredentials, hostname, port, enterpriseApp, appManager, language, fieldValues, parameters )

Updates the values of the given record in Siebel.

See also: Writer, bind().

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
`scsExternalSystemKey`	Text	The key from the Third Party Credentials admin console page that corresponds to the set of credentials that should be used to authenticate.
`usePerUserCredentials`	Boolean	If `true` the credentials set in the Third-Party Credentials settings page by the current user running the expression will be used. If `false` the site-wide credential values will be used.
`hostname`	Text	The application server host of the SAP server (ASHOST). The value can be an IP address, a fully-qualified domain name, or SAP's router string format. For example, `"/H/sap_router/W/password/H/app_host/S/service_port"`.
`port`	Number (Integer)	The port the Siebel server is listening on. For example, `2321`.
`enterpriseApp`	Text	The enterprise application of the target system. For example, `"SBA_82"`.
`appManager`	Text	The active application manager of the target system. For example, `"SSEObjMgr_enu"`.
`language`	Text	The target system language. For example, `"enu"`.
`fieldValues`	Any Type	The field values of the new record to update, given as a dictionary with the field names based on the fields of the Business Object and values set to the desired new field values.
`parameters`	Any Type	The record on which the values will be set, given as a dictionary with the field structure of the Siebel Business Component and Business Object to create. The dictionary should contain an Id field with the value of identifier of the record to update.

Returns

Writer

This function returns a writer and must be used with the bind() function.

Examples

Copy and paste an example into an Appian Expression Editor to experiment with it.

Update an order status

=load(
  local!updateItemFunction: bind(
    null,
    rule!sblUpdateFieldValues(_)
  ),
  {
    a!textField(
      label: "Id",
      readonly: fn!true(),
      value: ri!selectedItem.Id,
      saveInto: ri!selectedItem.Id
    ),
    a!textField(
      label: "Order Number",
      value: ri!selectedItem.'Order Number',
      saveInto: ri!selectedItem.'Order Number'
    ),
    a!dropdownField(
      label: "Status",
      placeholder: "Select a status...",
      choiceLabels: cons!SIEBEL_STATUS,
      choiceValues: cons!SIEBEL_STATUS,
      value: ri!selectedItem.Status,
      saveInto: ri!selectedItem.Status
    ),
    a!buttonLayout(
      primaryButtons: {
        a!buttonWidget(
          label: "Update Order",
          value: null,
          style: "SOLID",
          saveInto: a!save(
            local!updateItemFunction,
            value: {
              Id: ri!selectedItem.Id,
              'Order Number': ri!selectedItem.'Order Number',
              Status: ri!selectedItem.Status
            }
          )
        )
      }
    )
  }
)

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Partially compatible	Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API.
Offline Mobile	Partially compatible	Can be used with offline mobile if it is loaded at the top of the form.
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

a!sblUpdateFieldValue() Function