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Show message based on field in related record
I am building a workflow on proposals and I am trying to show a message based on a field on the customer record. So far I am not able to get the criteria on the show message action worked out.
My workflow is:
Record Type Transaction
Sub Types Proposal
Execute as Admin
Release Status Testing
Initiation
X Event Based
On Create
Trigger Type - All -
Event Type
Context User Interface
Condition
Use X Visual Builder Custom Formula
Condition Custom Form = Technical Work Order,Consulting Work Order - Templated Topic
State 1 show message action:
condition
nlapiLookupField('customer',nvl(nullIfEmpty(nlapiGetFieldValue('entity')),-1),'creditholdoverride',true)=='ON'
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