I am using a variable called category that is defined as a custom variable using a key:value pair. The reason for this is that I wanted to put a clean name to the actual value. My initial variable definition was Rules Triggered : rules_triggered, Network Firewall : network_firewall, BOT : bot In t…

Accessing variable value when using key/value variable

jangaraj May 6, 2024, 5:24pm 3

:text is for key (nice human name - Rules Triggered), you need :value for value (human unfriendly, machine names/ids - rules_triggered).

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