Set Variable Value

Discover how Flexito OmniAI's powerful variable management features can streamline your data handling processes. Whether you're collecting user data, performing complex calculations, or managing text and numbers, these tools offer flexibility and precision. Learn how to efficiently set, modify, and clear variables to enhance your system's functionality.

# Setting Variable Values

This feature lets you store values in a variable or custom field, which is particularly useful for gathering user data.

## Types of Values When you select the set custom field action, you can choose which custom field needs its value updated.

You can input data directly or use another custom field as the value.

If you need to create a new custom field, simply enter the name and select the type of custom field you wish to create.

# Variable Operations

Flexito OmniAI offers a range of built-in operations for modifying variables.

Flexito OmniAI recognises six types of variables:

Type	Storage	Example	Operation
Text	letters, words, sentences...	Hi, Flexito OmniAI.	cutting, change case, encode, decode...
Number	number	123.45	+ - x ÷, mod, power, log, root, round...
Boolean	either "yes" or "no"	yes	assign
Date	date		format, add months/weeks/days
DateTime	date and time	:52:00	format, add months/weeks/days/hours/minutes
JSON	a series of variables	{"name":"jack", "age":"10"}	load, get, update, remove, count, sum, average, sort, shuffle, reverse...

To access "Set Variable Value" and "Clear Variable Value," click on "Basic Actions" in the Action step.

## Clearing Custom Fields and JSON

Use the Clear Custom Field action to clear text, number, boolean, date, or datetime variables.

To clear a JSON variable, use the Remove All Items operation within JSON Operation.

## Input Value

The "input value" operation assigns a value to a variable and is compatible with all variable types.

TIP: For text variables, "input value" can link multiple text variables. Refer to the image below to see where to place the original and operated values.

## Mathematical Formulas

This operation allows you to perform formula calculations directly within the "Set Variable Value" action step and the "Value" condition step.

Supported math operations and functions include:

+, -, *, e, pi, PI, abs(), min(), max(), ceil(), floor(), log(), pow(), round(), sqrt(), sin(), cos(), tan()

Note: If the formula is invalid, the system will return 0 for number variables and leave text variables empty.

## Setting Text Variables

### Trimming Text

Description	e.g. Before	e.g. After
remove spaces before or after the text	" abc"	"abc"

### Substring

Description	e.g. Before	e.g. After
get part of the text	"Hi, Flexito OmniAI!"	"Flexito OmniAI"

Note: Indexing starts at 0. Every character, including spaces and punctuation, is counted.

### Replace String / Replace String Case Sensitive

Description	e.g. Before	e.g. After
replace part of the text	"Hi, Flexito OmniAI!"	"Hello, Flexito OmniAI!"

Note: For case-sensitive replacements, ensure you use the exact case, such as "Hi" instead of "hi", "HI", or "hI".

### Convert to Lower / Upper Case

Type	e.g. Before	e.g. After
to lower case	"Hi, Flexito OmniAI!"	"hi, Flexito OmniAI!"
to upper case	"Hi, Flexito OmniAI!"	"HI, Flexito OmniAI!"

### Generate Random Text

Description	e.g. Before	e.g. After
as the name	"code: XXXX-####-xxxx"	"code: UBWT-3657-lkzb"

This feature is handy for generating one-time verification or reference codes.

### URL Encode / Decode

Type	e.g. Before	e.g. After
encode	"Hi, Flexito OmniAI!"	"Hi%2C%20UChat!"
decode	"Hi%2C%20UChat!"	"Hi, Flexito OmniAI!"

### Base64 Encode / Decode

Description	e.g. Before	e.g. After
encode	"Hi, Flexito OmniAI!"	"SGksIFVDaGF0IQ=="
decode	"SGksIFVDaGF0IQ=="	"Hi, Flexito OmniAI!"

### Convert to URL-Friendly Slug

Description	e.g. Before	e.g. After
replace spaces with hyphens and remove the rest signs	"it's a good day"	"its-a-good-day"

### Get Text Before/After

Description: Extract a portion of the text.

Type	e.g. Before	e.g. After
get text before another text	name: Flexito OmniAI, city: Melbourne	name
get text before last occur of another text	name: Flexito OmniAI, city: Melbourne	name: Flexito OmniAI, city
get text after another text	name: Flexito OmniAI, city: Melbourne	Flexito OmniAI, city: Melbourne
get text after last occur of another text	name: Flexito OmniAI, city: Melbourne	Melbourne

## Setting Number Variables

### Get Text Length

Description	e.g. Before	e.g. After
as the name	500.59	6

### Generate Random Number

Description	e.g. Before	e.g. After
as the name	n/a	56

### Mathematical Operations: Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Modulus, Power, Natural Logarithm, Square Root

Description	e.g. Before	e.g. After
as the name	7	8

TIP: For "natural logarithm", when calculating log2(8), input 8 as "Value" and 2 as "Number".

### Rounding Numbers

Description	e.g. Before	e.g. After
as the name	7.8693	7.87

### Floor / Ceil

Description: Obtain the nearest integer.

Type	e.g. Before	e.g. After
floor	6.55	6
ceil	6.55	7

## Setting DateTime Variables

### From Formatted Text

Description	e.g. Before	e.g. After
get DataTime value from formatted text	00:00:00 30th Aug, 2020	:00:00

### Add Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months

Description	e.g. Before	e.g. After
as the name	:00:00	:01:00