Shouldn't this be a text field where you could enter a token.

I'm experiencing this problem with a text selection list, a text entry field, and a node reference selection field.

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mitchell’s picture

mitchell commented
Title: Cannot use tokens on populate a field action » Impossible to use tokens on 'populate a field' action
Priority: Normal » Critical

Steps to reproduce:
- Create node type "Issue Status" (then add a few)
- Create node type "Issue" with nodereference to "Issue status"
- Create node type "Issue Comment" with nodereferences to "Issue" and "Issue Status"
- Add Rule: when issue-comment is submitted and field status is different than referenced issue, update issue status field
- Event: when new content is submitted
- Condition: content has type "Issue Comment"
- Action: load parent "Issue"
- Condition: (negate) field status on submitted content and field status on parent status
- Action: populate a field on parent issue

You'll find that at this point, there's no way to enter a token. All that is provided is a drop down menu.

fago’s picture

fago
Primary language German
Location Vienna
commented
Priority: Critical » Normal
Status: Active » Postponed

Indeed, that's odd. Basically what we would need here is a way for the user to switch between "Value input" and "Value assignment" mode. I've planned to let the user choose that for any action argument in rules 2.

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jastraat commented

Could someone provide an example for how to get around this problem by using the PHP code option?

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johnthomas00 commented

Possible duplicate of
"Enter Node Reference"
http://drupal.org/node/473338

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curtaindog commented 
return array(
  0 => array('value' => [node:field_revision-formatted] + 1),
);

I have this code attached to an on content being saved event that increments a revision count.

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mitchell commented
Title: Impossible to use tokens on 'populate a field' action » Add a way for the user to switch between "Value input" and "Value assignment" mode
Version: 6.x-1.x-dev » 7.x-2.x-dev
Component: Provided module integration » Rules Engine
Category: bug » feature
Status: Postponed » Active
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fago
Primary language German
Location Vienna
commented
Status: Active » Fixed

That's implemented! :)

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.