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NSC | How To Split The Alphanumeric Department Name on Departments List?
Scenario: User has Alphanumeric Department Names and would like to split the number and name on the Departments List.
To achiever this we may create a Department Saved Search that we can use as the List View.
Here are the steps we may take:
1. Go to Transactions > Management > Saved Search > New
2. Click on Department
3. Add Search Title
4. Mark the Available as List View checkbox
5. Under Results tab, add the following:
- Name (no hierarchy)
- Formula (Text) = SUBSTR({namenohierarchy},1,6)
- Name
6. Click Save & Run
7. Go to Setup > Company > Departments
8. On the VIEW, change the Department Default View into the Saved Search recently created
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