I have a multiple items form which does not mention the ID of the record. I have a button for each row which, when clicked, opens up a new form containing more details.
In the past, I've added a field for the ID but made it invisible, but this seems silly - the ID is a unique field of the original query, so I should be able to access purely with code somehow.
Does anybody know how to do this? Let me know if you want more clarification.
Update
The fastest way for me to do this is to add a field in the form for the field in the query, call it the query field name, save it all and close it, then delete the field. Though of course I'd rather just be able to do Me.ID without any of that prior nonsense.
In some cases, you may have to refer to Me!ID, rather than Me.ID because the field has not been added as a property of the form (discussion: http://tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1127364 )
When you add the ID as as control and then delete it, it becomes a property of the form, which is why your work-around works.
If a form's record source includes a field named "ID", you can access the field's value as a property of the form:
Debug.Print Me.ID
That works without a control bound to the field.
you probably need to edit the recordsource / query.. and add that column as an available field.
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I am new in Salesforce and I need to add a new value in a picklist. Once added, I save, but when a I need to create a new record of the object within which there is the picklist, the new value is not rendered. Someone can explain me why?? Thanks
I tried by adding the new value by editing the picklist.
Does your object have "record types"? Like "ok, all accounts go to 1 database table but hospitals/factories/marketing agencies need different fields visible, different rules around what is required and even if they use same picklists - values on the picklists may differ". When you were adding that new picklist value it probably asked you to which (if any) record types you want it added...
Firstly, you should make sure the picklist value is active. Then make sure that the user profile viewing the page has visibility to that record type. this can be checked under Profile > Object settings > Work Order (or object that applies). After checking make sure that picklist field value was added to the appropriate record type.Please give feedback if u managed to get this done.
I am still quite new to PowerApps and I have run into a little problem.
I have a field, calibrator, of type person or group that an individual should fill in if they are filling out the form. So, what I did was auto-populate using Office365Users function to display the name of the users.
I then want to use the said field to fill out another field, Title, that should be auto-populated using a LookUp function to see if the calibrator is equal to another field assigned to, of type person or group. The function I used here was
LookUp(List, 'Assigned To' = DataCardValue.Selected.DisplayName, Title(of type single line of text)).
The issue I run into is when I auto-populate the Title field through DefaultSelectedItem, the LookUp function produces a Expected Table Value error. I am not sure what the reason for the error is, any help would be greatly appreciated!
Since you're using combobox, If you look carefully at the property it's DefaultSelectedItems.
So you need to use Filter instead Lookup hence the error saying Table Value is expected. Try this
Filter(List, 'Assigned To' = DataCardValue.Selected.DisplayName)
And if you want to display Title, you need to change DisplayFields property to
["Title"]
I would like to have the input field border in another color if the underlying field is NOT NULL.
After studying the CakePHP documentation I think I can somehow implement it with the Custom Widgets but how do I get the information if the field is NULL or NOT NULL, or does CakePHP already offer something pre-build which I didn't find?
Update:
I display all tables in the edit mode with one script. With this I want to avoid 50 edit.php scripts serving each table in the database. In this one script I generate on the fly the edit form. This means, this script is NEVER assigned to exactly one table. This is not the problem as I can parse all fields and display them properly for every special database type [date, varchar, set, int, time, ...].
Even the field description is read automatically from the table field comment which is then displayed as title tag when the mouse is moved over the ? symbol.
And now, as the next step, I would like to show a different border for a input field which is NOT NULL. This means, the different border should be shown for all fields which are displayed for the table.
I am using CakePHP 4.1.4
I found this solution:
Due to the fact the function has to evaluate the table schema in order to generate on the fly the form, the function knows which fields are NOT NULL. Then, when it creates the field with $this->Form->control(..) it adds simple in the options argument ["style" => "border: color width type"] for these fields, which are NOT NULL..
If somebody has a more elegant way, please post it as an answer so I can learn something and I'll accept it.
I wanted to add a simple read-only URL-field to 'opportunities' in SalesForce that contains a link to an external webpage with the 15-char record id (used in the salesforce urls) attached to it . To do this I wen to /ui/setup/Setup?setupid=Opportunity --> fields and created a new field under 'Opportunity Custom Fields & Relationships'.
I chose a field with data type 'URL' and added a default value. I thought
"http://example.com/?sfid="&id would do the trick, but this returns
Error: Field id may not be used in this type of formula
This is a vague error. Is my syntax of a default value wrong, or am i using the 'id' parameter in a wrong way? And what is the right way to do this?
I'm new to SalesForce, as you probably already have guessed.
As the other answer stated - Id will be known only after insert meaning the "default value" trick won't work for you.
You have some other options though:
Workflow rule that would be populating the URL field after save.
Formula field of type text that uses HYPERLINK function
HYPERLINK("http://example.com/?sfid=" & Id , "See " & Name & " in ext. system")
Custom link (similar to custom buttons, they appear on the bottom of the page layout. Search them in online help)
The difference between 2 and 3 is quite minor. Custom links can appear only on the record's detail view while formula fields & other urls are well... fields - so they can be used in reports, listviews etc.
You'd have to decide which version suits you best.
This is a great question. You're right, the error is very vague.
To begin with, read some of the documentation on default fields. Pay particular attention to the order of operations:
The user chooses to create a new record.
Default field value is executed.
Salesforce displays the edit page with the default field value pre-populated.
The user enters the fields for the new record.
The user saves the new record.
Default field values are calculated before any other record data including the id are available. For this reason, they cannot be calculated based on other record fields. Especially the record id, which has not yet been assigned.
To get this functionality, you will need to create a workflow rule that fires on record creation and inserts the proper value into your field.
It would be nice if we could have formula URL fields, but we don't. EDIT: I am dumb and forgot about using HYPERLINK in text formula fields, as eyescream correctly points out.
I have a custom object FlightRequest for Opportunity object and there is an Amount filed both in opportunity and FlightRequest.
I want to set Opportunity's Amount filed value as default in FlightRequest's Amount Field. So whenever New Button clicked for FlightRequest, Amount input should already field with Opportunity's Amount
I m using Standard page layout not any visual force page layout and can not use it.
I saw there is an option to set default value for a field but Opportunity object is not shown in Select Field Type options
please advice how can i accomplish this
thanks in advance
This is possible with a "unofficially" supported technique (meaning everyone has been doing it for 10 yrs and while they say it's unsupported they'll never break it, too many customers use it) called URL hacking. Basically when they click the new button you'll pass the value for your field into the new record page dynamically based on the parent record. There is a good blog post tutorial on this. Give it a try and that should do what you need.
You need to set up a Master-Detail relationship between the objects, then you can setup the Amount field on the FlightRequest object as a formula field that references the Amount field on the Opportunity.
This should accomplish what you need to do. The Master-Detail relationship is essential for the cross-object reference of fields.