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Support for "ThisRecord" in low-code automated plugins

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Posted on by korebreach 4
Currently, the low-code automated plugins feature cannot be used for most purposes.  An automated plugin can be triggered when a record on a table is created, but interacting with that record cannot be done.  The "ThisRecord" function is not recognized, which is a huge problem.  Using "OldRecord" and "NewRecord" throws an error saying those functions cannot be used as the second parameter of a patch statement.  "Set" does not work (even though it is suggested in the built-in help) either.  Without some way to refer to the record that triggered the plugin, low-code automated plugins are not usable.
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    korebreach 4 on at
    Note:  There are plenty of online tutorials showing "ThisRecord" working with automated low-code plugins, which show that this function was apparently working at one time.  However, the function now appears to be unrecognized.
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    korebreach 4 on at
    So, apparently ThisRecord works, but only in a certain context.  You can use a "Set" function with "NewRecord" to first tell the plugin you want to reference that record, and THEN you can use ThisRecord to refer to the fields you want to use from the record.
     
    Set(NewRecord.FullName,ThisRecord.FirstName&" "&ThisRecord.LastName)
     
    If I had to guess, that's because until you refer to "NewRecord", the record that was just added is in some sort of "quasi-added" state in the table it's not actually added yet.  Once you refer to "NewRecord", the plugin knows which record you are referring to and knows the fields, allowing you to use ThisRecord.
     
    Microsoft: This might be more straight-forward if ThisRecord simply refers to NewRecord on a create or update in an automated plugin.

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