Need a transform that will set the Identity attribute of office to value from other identity attribute based on employee type

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Need a transform that will set the Identity attribute of office to value from other identity attribute based on employee type where they are contractlabor or student. Want to set the office to facility they will be at

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Hi @dpowers1 , the value from other identity attribute can be retrieved using the “Reference” operation - Reference | SailPoint Developer Community

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What have you tried so far?

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I have tried this and get error on the field when i do a preview

{
  "name": "SetIdentityAttributeForSpecificEmployeeTypes",
  "type": "conditional",
  "attributes": {
    "test": {
      "type": "contains",
      "attributes": {
        "values": ["ContractLabor", "Student", "Intern", "Temp"],
        "value": {
          "type": "sourceAttribute",
          "attributes": {
            "name": "employeeType"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "then": {
      "type": "sourceAttribute",
      "attributes": {
        "name": "fieldName"
      }
    },
    "else": {
      "type": "static",
      "attributes": {
        "value": ""
      }
    }
  }
}
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The mentioned Reference operation is for referencing another transform, not another Identity Attribute, so it will not work in this case.

I would consider looking at the Identity Attribute Transform for the sourceAttribute:
SEE NOTE BELOW. No Longer Recommend.

Also, what is the error that you are getting?

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It should also be noted that the Identity Attribute transform is not recommended when it can be avoided; if possible, you should use the Account Attribute transform instead (or the Reference primitive to reference another transform). Using the Identity Attribute transform can result in attribute values not updating in a timely manner as Identity Attribute values may not calculate in the correct order, resulting in the transform being calculated before the referenced Identity Attribute has been updated.

See the warning on the linked transform documentation:

This transform is not intended for use within an another identity profile attribute’s calculation. Identity attribute calculations are multi-threaded processes, and there is no guarantee that a specific attribute has current data, or even exists, at the time of calculation within any given transform. Referencing identity attributes within another identity attribute’s calculation can lead to identity exceptions.

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Good catch. I looked right past that note.

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Thank you for that information. It actually helped me fix another transform I was having trouble with.

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