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Set field value (extended)

Note: Virto Workflows for Office 365 is no longer sold. The add-in and the SharePoint 2013 workflows it adds actions to stopped working in SharePoint Online on April 2, 2026, when Microsoft retired SharePoint Add-ins and SharePoint 2013 workflows. This documentation is kept for reference.

This activity finds the list item by id and updates value of specified field.

SharePoint Designer phrase for the Set field value (extended) workflow activity

Parameters

Input parameters

ParameterDescriptionExample
The following valueField value which value you want to assign to the field.New value
The following fieldField name or ID which value you want to update.Title
Current list item (optional)List item ID which you want to get. Default value is current workflow context list item ID.[%Current item: ID%]
Current listList ID (guid) or name where you want to set list item field value. Default[%Workflow Context: List ID%]
value is current workflow context list.
Site URLs (optional)The URLs of a SharePoint site where you want to set list item field value. If the value field is empty, current site will be used.https://contoso/SiteUrl; https://contoso/Sites/SiteUrl; [%Workflow Context:Current Site URL%]subSite
User name (optional)User login name who you want the workflow must be run under
User password (optional)User password who you want the workflow must be run under

Example

Example configuration of the Set field value (extended) activity updating a list item field

Updated on October 28, 2026