When creating Asset Objects via Automation, how to set linked object attribute?

[Robert DaSilva _Blue Ridge_]

Hey Community,

I'm having some trouble with creating Asset Objects via Automation, and setting a linked object within a configured attribute.

I have two object types in Assets:

1. Groups
2. Components

The Group object type has a name, and group id attributes.

The Component object type has a name, group id, and group attributes.

• name = plain text name
• group id = plain text group id that matches the group id from the Group object
• group = linked object attribute that lists the groups

When creating the Component objects, I want to set both the group id, and group attributes. However, I can't seem to figure out the settings to get the group to be selected.

I'd love some assistance here! 

Robert

[Harrison Ponce · Accepted solution]

Hi there @Robert DaSilva _Blue Ridge_ , we have an automation running that creates asset objects and fills in attributes, including attributes that are references to other objects. We use the ID/key of the asset, which seems to be the main way automation recognizes the objects for attribute population, regardless if you set another field to be the label.

Although, when we use a lookupObjects automation action, we can then use the results in smart values later (e.g., {{lookupObjects.Name}} for example) to then pass the value over to create a new object. In other automations, we know the specific object already in advance, and simply hard-code the object key into the automation rule.

If you have any screenshots or errors, that would be helpful to troubleshoot further!

[Robert DaSilva _Blue Ridge_]

Thanks for the response @Harrison Ponce. This helped me solve the issue - I was missing a step to lookup the object to pull the Object Key.

I added a step immediately before the "Create Object" to lookup the Group object, and inserted the Key into the Create Object action, and this now works as expected.

[Harrison Ponce]

Awesome, glad it worked out! Happy Asset Automating!