.. _auto_physicaltest_update_attribute:

*UPDATE ATTRIBUTE OF A TEST*
============================

Updates a single metadata attribute (e.g. name, description, status, tags, thumbnail) on an existing physical test record in the d3VIEW platform. Use this worker whenever a workflow needs to programmatically patch one field of a physical test without replacing the full record.

When to use
-----------

Tagged: ``attribute``, ``metadata``, ``patch``, ``physical_test``, ``physicaltest``, ``update``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Physicaltest
     - physicaltest_id
     - remote_lookup
     - —
     - ✓
     - Platform record ID of the physical test to be updated; resolved via remote lookup against the physicaltests data source — required.
   * - Attribute Name
     - attr_name
     - select
     - —
     - ✓
     - Name of the attribute to patch; select from the enumerated list (e.g. 'name', 'description', 'status', 'tags', 'thumbnail', 'options', 'project_id', 'curing_time', 'curing_temperature', 'product_type', 'product_name') — required.
   * - Attribute Value
     - attr_value
     - textarea
     - —
     - ✓
     - New value to write for the chosen attribute; must be a plain string for most fields, a JSON string for 'options', and a Base-64-encoded string for 'thumbnail' — required.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - Physicaltest Id
     - physicaltest__id
     - integer
     - Integer platform ID of the physical test record that was updated, confirming the patch was applied successfully.

Disciplines
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- data.dataset.ingest
- data.dataset.transform
- platform.integration

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