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display message to user if the sum of custom fields is greater than another custom field

edited Apr 21, 2020 1:30PM in Ask A Guru 1 comment

I would like to display a message to the user when the sum of 4 custom fields is greater than another custom field.

so in this example if the sum of the 4 spend amounts are greater than the requested amount, then i would like to display a message to the user

Referring to SuiteAnswer Id: 89103 I have a workflow set up with a show message action.

First I tried this:

Workflow Initiation: Event Based

On Create: Is checked

On View or Update: Is checked

State 1

Add a Show Message Action

Trigger On: After Field Edit

Context:User Interface

5 Triggering Client Fields:

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