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Varun TejaVarun Teja 

If I select Picklist value date fileds should populate automatically

Can you please help on below criteria.

1) A picklist showing values 2011, 2012 and 2013
2) 2 Date fields (From Date and To Date)
3) When user picks the value in 1st picklist, From and To Date should automatically populate.
Ex: If I select 2011, From Date should be 01/01/2011 and End ddate should be 12/31/2011 automatically populate
If I select 2012, From Date should be 01/01/2012 and End ddate should be 12/31/2012 automatically populate

Thanks In Advance
Somya SrivastavaSomya Srivastava
Hi,

Create 'From Date' as formula field with return type date.
And use this formula:
CASE(picklist_field__c, 
2011 , DATE(2011,01,01) , 
2012, DATE(2012,01,01),
DATE(2013,01,01)


Similarly, Create 'To Date' as formula field with return type date.
And use this formula:
CASE(picklist_field__c, 
2011 , DATE(2011,12,31) , 
2012, DATE(2012,12,31),
DATE(2013,12,31)

 
Varun TejaVarun Teja
Hi Sowmya,

Thanks for reply..

I have added in From Date formula field

Getting error " Error: Field Year__c may not be used in this type of formula"

I have picklist as Year__c.

Could you please help me on this.
Somya SrivastavaSomya Srivastava
Hi Varun,
Can you please show me your formula for From date. 
Varun TejaVarun Teja
CASE(Year__c,2011 , DATE(2011,01,01) ,2012, DATE(2012,01,01),DATE(2013,01,01)) 
 
Varun TejaVarun Teja
Hi Sowmya,

Still Im getting error 

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Varun TejaVarun Teja
Please sowmya help me on this
Somya SrivastavaSomya Srivastava
Hi,
Are you creating this as a formula field?
Varun TejaVarun Teja
Yes sowmya..I did anything wrong.Please let me know
Varun TejaVarun Teja
Thanks Sowmya.I got it.