Values Reference

This page describes built-in Touch Portal Values actions, events and states. For other automation options, see the Touch Portal Capability Model.

Values Actions

Set Value To / Change Value To

The Action 'Set Value To / Change Value To' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Value Object
The Value Object to change
value
the new value the Value Object should hold.
This action allows you to change what the Value.
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2.1

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Set Value To / Change Value To (multiline)

The Action 'Set Value To / Change Value To (multiline)' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

Value
The Value to change
value
what the new contents of the Value should be.
This action allows you to change the Value to a given text.
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4.5

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Get Url Content And Store In Value

The Action 'Get Url Content And Store In Value' as visible in Touch Portal.

Action settings

url
the url to get the contents from
Value Object
The Value Object to store the url contents into.
This action allows you to retrieve the contents from an URL and store it into the specified Value
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2.3

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Values Events

When Value Changes

The Event 'When Value Changes' as visible in Touch Portal.

Event settings

Value
the Value to listen for a change
Param
the comparator for the Value change
Param
the token for the comparator
This event allows you to trigger on when a Value changes.
Note: To listen for every change of the specific Value, use the 'does not change to' and use a token which will never happen. This will make the event trigger always for that Value.
Event
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2.1

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When Plugin Value Changes

The Event 'When Plugin Value Changes' as visible in Touch Portal.

Event settings

Value
the plugin state to listen for a change
Param
the comparator for the plugin state change
Param
the token for the comparator
This event allows you to trigger on when a Plugin State changes.
Note: To listen for every change of the specific plugin state, use the 'does not change to' and use a token which will never happen. This will make the event trigger always for that plugin state.
Event
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2.1

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