How to save both a!save as only one a!save is working for IF condition in allocation type = 5

RE: How to save both a!save as only one a!save is working for IF condition in allocation type = 5

Ross Boniquit — Thu, 20 May 2021 16:16:36 GMT

Thank you so much, Stefan and Mike! I did some tweaks on the code for the fv!item and it works 🙂

RE: How to save both a!save as only one a!save is working for IF condition in allocation type = 5

Mike Schmitt — Thu, 20 May 2021 15:35:48 GMT

[quote userid="59361" url="~/discussions/f/general/21013/how-to-save-both-a-save-as-only-one-a-save-is-working-for-if-condition-in-allocation-type-5/81852#81852"]Have an expression which takes all necessary input, does some magic and creates a list of entityData items. You would call this expression directly at valuesToStore.[/quote]

Also if you store your magic'd array in a local variable, it's 100x easier to troubleshoot as you can just see the array values in the local variables panel in the interface editor.

RE: How to save both a!save as only one a!save is working for IF condition in allocation type = 5

Stefan Helzle — Thu, 20 May 2021 15:34:16 GMT

Interesting code ....

I implement things like this in different way.

Have an expression which takes all necessary input, does some magic and creates a list of entityData items. You would call this expression directly at valuesToStore.

This way you separate this complex logic from the UI and keep it maintainable.

RE: How to save both a!save as only one a!save is working for IF condition in allocation type = 5

Mike Schmitt — Thu, 20 May 2021 15:32:48 GMT

I suggest restructuring your saveInto. Instead of looping over the array and trying to execute multiple (maybe dozens?) of individual saves within it, call the save once and use the a!forEach() function to assemble the altered array you're after. Until 20.2 is out you'll need to use the "updateDictionary" plug-in function to accomplish this, but it shouldn't be a problem hopefully.

a!save(
  ri!sourceCashEntries,
  a!forEach(
    ri!sourceCashEntries,
    if(
      fv!item.allocationTypeId = 5,
      updateDictionary(
        fv!item,
        {
          suspenseIsOpen: true(),
          isAdjusted: false()
        }
      ),
      /* .... etc */
    )
  )
)

RE: How to save both a!save as only one a!save is working for IF condition in allocation type = 5

Ross Boniquit — Thu, 20 May 2021 15:19:29 GMT

Thanks, Mike for your insight. Tried replacing it to fv!item however, the isadjusted is still not being updated to false

RE: How to save both a!save as only one a!save is working for IF condition in allocation type = 5

Mike Schmitt — Thu, 20 May 2021 15:12:55 GMT

Just with a quick glance - you're looping over the ri!sourceCashEntries array using a!forEach, but then inside your forEach, instead of referring to the current item of the array using fv!item, you're having your a!save() calls act directly on ri!sourceCashEntries (most notably, acting as if it were not an array). Please try replacing "ri!sourceCashEntries." with "fv!item." on lines 25 and 26, and see if the behavior gets closer to what your expectations were.