This trigger action will set a value to a thing's attribute.
Action
This trigger action is found under the Thing heading.
Canvas
When dragged onto the canvas, the appearance of the action is a rectangle with two routing points.
The left routing point (red) is the failure route. This route will be taken if there is an error during execution.
The right routing point (green) is the success route. This route will be taken if action executes successfully.
Form
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thing key | String | Yes | Identifies the thing for which the attribute is to be retrieved. It can be the thing key associated with the trigger event: $(event.thing.key). |
| Attribute key | String | Yes | Identifies the attribute of the thing the be retrieved. |
| Value | String | Yes | The value to set to the thing's attribute. |
| Republish | Bool | By default, if the published value is the same as the current value, a new record will not be added. Set to true to force the record of the value to be added. If not set, the default value is false. |