Remove Item from List Step

The Remove Item from List step lets you take an item out of a list variable. You can remove an item by its value or by its spot (index) in the list. This helps you keep your data organized in your automated tasks.

How to Use the Remove Item from List Step

Use this step to change a list variable by taking out specific things.

Step 1: Add the Remove Item from List Step

1. Open your process in the Robotiq.ai editor.
2. Drag the Remove Item from List step into your workflow.

Step 2: Set Up the Step Properties

1. Step Name (Optional): Give the step a custom name. This helps you know what it does in your process.
2. Source list variable (Required): Pick the list variable you want to change.
3. Choose how to remove the item:
   • List index to remove (Required): Type in an integer variable or a specific number for the item's spot. The first item is at index 0.
   • Element to remove (Required): Type in a string or integer variable, or a specific value, to remove all items that match.
4. Ignore case (Required):
   • T (True - default value): The step will not care about capitalization when looking for the element to remove. For example, "Apple" and "apple" are seen as the same.
   • F (False): The step will care about capitalization. "Apple" and "apple" are seen as different values.
5. Destination list variable (Required): Pick an existing list variable or make a new one. This variable will hold the list after the item is removed.
6. Element count destination variable (Required): Pick an existing integer variable or make a new one. This variable will hold the number of unique items left in the Destination list variable.

Important: You must give either a List index to remove OR an Element to remove, but not both.

Parameters Explained

Step Name (Optional)

• A custom name for this step in your process.
• Example: Remove Old Data
• Use it to make your workflow easier to understand.

Source list variable (Required)

• The list variable you want to remove an item from.
• Example: my_data_list
• This is the original list the step will work with.

List index to remove (Required - if removing by position)

• The spot (index) of the item to remove. The first item is index 0.
• Example: 2 (removes the third item in the list)
• Use this when you know exactly where the item you want to remove is.

Element to remove (Required - if removing by value)

• The specific value of the item you want to remove. All items with this value will be removed.
• Example: "Expired Item" or item_to_delete_variable
• Use this when you want to remove all items that are a certain value.

Ignore case (Required)

• Controls if the Element to remove search cares about capitalization.
• T (True): Doesn't care about capitalization (e.g., "apple" matches "Apple"). This is the default.
• F (False): Cares about capitalization (e.g., "apple" does not match "Apple").
• Use T for flexible matching, F for exact matching.

Destination list variable (Required)

• The variable that will hold the changed list after the item is removed.
• Example: updated_data_list
• You can use a list variable you already have or make a new one.

Element count destination variable (Required)

• An integer variable that will hold the count of unique items in the Destination list variable.
• Example: unique_item_count
• This quickly tells you how many different items are left in your list.

Related Articles

• Add New Element To List Step - Learn how to add items to a list.
• Define Variable Step - Learn how to make new variables.
• Set Variable Value Step - Learn how to change what an existing variable holds.

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