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title: "Set or Update a Person Field Value"
slug: "set-or-update-a-person-field-value"
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# Set or Update a Person Field Value

Rules can be leveraged to update a person-scoped field value. If a field should be set based on a Form submission, the rule should be built within the Form itself, otherwise follow the instructions below:

1. Click **Database** in the top navigation bar and select **Rules.**
2. Click **New Rule**.
3. Enter the following configurations in the popup window:
  - **Name** - Set (Field Name)
  - **Type** - Configurable Joins
  - **Category** - Records
  - **Base** - Person
  - **Rule Type** - Field
  - **Folder** - Choose an appropriate folder or create a new folder by selecting Other
4. Click **Save**.

## Configure the appropriate filters:

- Add filters to determine the population that should be assigned a particular person-scoped field value.

## Configure the appropriate action:

- **Field** - Select the person-scoped field to update when the filtering criteria above is met.
- **Action** - Select Replace Values.
- **Prompt** - Select the appropriate Prompt.