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Rick SF Admin Trigger to auto populate a date field when a picklist value is selected
I am trying to create a trigger that will auto populate a date field when a picklist value is selected. I'm trying to achieve this without creating another custom object.
Ex. PIcklist Values: Test, Demo, Draft
If Test; then date value = 12/1/2018
If Demo, then date value = 11/1/2018
If Draft then, date value = 10/1/2018
Ex. PIcklist Values: Test, Demo, Draft
If Test; then date value = 12/1/2018
If Demo, then date value = 11/1/2018
If Draft then, date value = 10/1/2018
You can simply use a Formula field with return type date in order to populate your date field. The formula would look something like:
CASE(TEXT(PicklistField__c), 'Test', DATE(2018,12,1), 'Demo', DATE(2018,11,1), 'Draft', DATE(2018,10,1), null)
In a similar manner, you can go on and add your 20 different picklist values in value/result pair. Please NOTE that the last value is the value that will be populated in case none of the conditions meet the criteria.
Hope this helps.
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You can simply use a Formula field with return type date in order to populate your date field. The formula would look something like:
CASE(TEXT(PicklistField__c), 'Test', DATE(2018,12,1), 'Demo', DATE(2018,11,1), 'Draft', DATE(2018,10,1), null)
In a similar manner, you can go on and add your 20 different picklist values in value/result pair. Please NOTE that the last value is the value that will be populated in case none of the conditions meet the criteria.
Hope this helps.