Technical Note: [FortiSOAR / Cybersponse Tricks'n'Tips] Testing whether Steps variable is Empty before setting it

[Andy_G]

Description

I am trying to find a record using some conditions from the emails module

In the retrieve email body step I am trying to set the variable this way

Testing whether the value includes anything and hence setting its value otherwise doing nothing.

I am facing this error

I think is caused by not finding the Required emailm however isn't the defined condition in the if condition supposed to avoid this issue?

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Instead of using 'is defined' simply use this way {% if vars.steps.Copy__of_Find_Emails%} {{vars.steps.Copy__ofFind_Emails[0]}} ...... 

for. eg - {%if vars.result.asset_iri %} {{vars.result.asset_iri}}{%else%}None{%endif%}  

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Looking at this it tells that vars.steps.Copy__of_Find_Emails  is defined and it's is dict not list as we are expecting it to be list by using vars.steps.Copy__of_Find_Emails[0] . 

However, to understand what is going on, setting any dict in the if clause automatically sets it as a condition to if its Null or Not

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