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I have a 2 lists (Computers & Lending Library) that both have a look-up column (Item Status) pointing to a 3rd list (Item Status - Category).
Both lists are properly looking up when manually edited via the web interface. When I try to use a SPD workflow to "Update or Create List Item" and I set the column in the Lending Library (Item Status) = Current Item (Items Status) the column is not populated.
I took the same value and updated a Text column and the value is "0".
The strange thing is when setting the (Item Status) it only gives me the options:
As Integer
Lookup ID (as Integer)
Lookup Value (as Integer)
What am I missing?
Stunpals - Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

Its been a long time since I looked at this but yes we did figure it out.
Here is my Comment to myself on the lookup: "Must extract the [Item type] as a string and then lookup the corresponding List Item [ID] in the "Item Type - Category" list, use that value to update the "LendLib"[Item
Type]."
As suggested you need to reference the ID of the lookup, and I am caching that. Then when setting the [Item Type] column, by referencing the [ID] column in the Lookup list, then set your value to the Title of that lookup.
If I recall the issue was the lookup, if you don't use the [ID] then you don't actually retrieve the value from the [Title] column correctly.
My screenshots below are a bit confusing at first because my Lookup List is called "Item Type - Category" and the column in the 2nd list that is the
Lookup Column, is called "Item Type".
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