FieldWriteOptions structure - Android

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title: FieldWriteOptions structure - Android
description: The FieldWriteOptions class provides functions that set the options for updating or creating fields in a record on a ServiceNow instance.Sets the options for writing or creating fields in a record on your ServiceNow instance.
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# FieldWriteOptions structure- Android

The FieldWriteOptions class provides functions that set the options for updating or creating fields in a record on a ServiceNow instance.

|Name|Type|Description|
|----|----|-----------|
|queryItems|[Map](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin.collections/-map/)<String, String>|Collection of request query items that represent the write options.|

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## FieldWriteOptions - FieldWriteOptions\(vararg options: FieldWriteOptions.Options\)

Sets the options for writing or creating fields in a record on your ServiceNow instance.

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Name

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Type

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Description

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vararg options

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FieldWriteOptions.Options

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Options to set when creating or writing to fields.Valid values:

-   TREAT\_INPUT\_VALUES\_AS\_DISPLAY\_VALUES: Specified field values should be saved as the display values. If this value isn't set to `true`, the passed values are assumed to be the actual field values.
-   SUPPRESS\_AUTO\_SYS\_FIELD: Suppress auto-generation of system fields.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>The following code example shows how to call this function.

```
// Update assigned_to field using actual value (syd_id of user)
val response = runCatching {
    getNowTableService()?.updateRecord("sys_id_of_record", "sn_customerservice_case", mapOf("assigned_to" to "<sys_id_of_user>"))?.execute()
}

// Update assigned_to field using display value
val fieldWriteOptions = FieldWriteOptions(FieldWriteOptions.Options.TREAT_INPUT_VALUES_AS_DISPLAY_VALUES)
val response = runCatching {
    getNowTableService()?.updateRecord("sys_id_of_user", "sn_customerservice_case", mapOf("assigned_to" to "John Doe"))?.execute()
}
```