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NSC | Saved Search Formula that Indents the results based on Parent-Child heirarchy
Scenario
User needs a Formula for a Saved Search that would the indent the result based on its' parent-child hierarchy.
Solution
In the Results tab of the search, use this formula in a Formula (Text) field:
CASE WHEN (LENGTH({name})-LENGTH(REPLACE({name},':','')))=3 THEN '         ' || REGEXP_REPLACE({name},'.*: ',' ') WHEN (LENGTH({name})-LENGTH(REPLACE({name},':','')))=2 THEN '      ' || REGEXP_REPLACE({name},'.*: ',' ') WHEN (LENGTH({name})-LENGTH(REPLACE({name},':','')))=1 THEN '   ' || REGEXP_REPLACE({name},'.*: ',' ') ELSE REGEXP_REPLACE({name},'.*: ',' ') END
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