updating values in text input with interface tools

[Matthew]

i am trying to use a text input to modify parameters in my python tool. and then i am updating the text input using interface tools

but the  values arent updating.. does anyone know why these values won't change?

[Matthew]

never mind.. my solution works just fine. but it only works when i call the macro from another workflow. it doesnt work in the macro itself

[danilang · Accepted solution]

Hi @Matthew 

Congrats on catching that. It's a point that is not obvious.  Another hidden gem is that you can debug a macro from within the macro itself with a set of input params,  Go the Test View page in the Interface designer and enter the test values for all your questions

Click the Open debug button and it will open a new version of the workflow with all values replaced as if the replacements had been performed by the action tools.  You can also save/load a particular set of parameter values.

Dan