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Meta-Update's features give you a simple, powerful, way
to script automated data operations and value transformations.
- Automatic Type Conversions
- ARS Types are automatically converted as needed when assigned.
- Loads
- Ability to load other records or SQL rows conditionally.
- Use Variables
- Use variables in your assignments, conditionals, or Queries.
- Assign Attachments
- Attachments can be loaded from disk or through a reference to an attachment field.
- LookUps
- Robust LookUp facility that lets you translate strings using any
combination of ARS or SQL Queries, lists loaded from CSV scans, or an internal list.
- if facility
- Fully structured if facility, offering
expected expressions using ARS and variable data.
- Arithmetic Assignments
- Ability to do real and integer math with an array of functions
including rand()
- Server and client processes
- Can use the server special processes like Application-Generate-Guid.
Can launch server or local processes.
- Interpret Values
- Values from CSV or SQL columns may be interpreted into ARS types.
For example, a Status History date value can be assigned to a date field.
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Meta-Update scripts can be used to automate many different data operations.
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