PersistentRecord setString not updating value

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I am updating the following value on a persistent record to maintain the status of an object:

public static final StringField Status = new StringField(META, "Status", SFieldFlags.SMANDATORY, SFieldFlags.SDESCRIPTIVE).setDefault("Created");

public void setStatus(String status) {
        logger.debug("Setting status for " + this.getName() + " to " + status);
        this.setString(Status, status);
    }

And am calling it in the following way:

List<BaseRecord> baseRecords = context.getPersistenceInterface().query(new SQuery<>(BaseRecord.META));
for (BaseRecord SettingsRecord : baseRecords) {
    DatabaseConnector connector = gateway.getConnector(SettingsRecord.getName());
    boolean isConnected = connector.verifyConnectivity();
    boolean enabled = SettingsRecord.getBoolean(BaseRecord.Enabled);

    String status = (isConnected) ? "Valid" : "Faulted";
    status = (enabled) ? status : "Disabled";
    SettingsRecord.setStatus(status);
}

And I can see in the logs where my code is trying to update the statuses:

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But for some reason they are never updating. I tested it out by making the value visible in the config form and updating it manually to “TEST” and I don’t ever see it change from that value, even with the logs saying it should.

2

You need to actually call into the ORM to persist your changes to the object. You can probably just use:
context.getPersistenceInterface().save(SettingsRecord);
As the last line in your loop.

3

This was exactly what I needed! Thanks Paul