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manishamanisha 

Custom Link Formula for URL

I am creating a custom like as a URL. When you click on it takes you to a different page outside of Salesforce.

The URL has a Username=XXXXXX and thats unique to each user.

In my Custom Link  I am puting in the URL={Field that has the XXXXXX} value that way it would combine it and make it a correct URL and take the user the location they need to be at. but its not working. I am not getting any syntax errors but when I got as a user and click on it its only taking the UrL not the Field with the value. How can I fix this?

SrikanthKuruvaSrikanthKuruva

can you post the formula you have created?
manishamanisha

http://dealer.woodsequipment.com/mccormickLogin.aspx?userID={!$User.WoodsCode__c}

 

This is my formula.

 

Thank you,

 
SrikanthKuruvaSrikanthKuruva

Go the respective field. click on the edit button and in the default value give as follows and save

"http://dealer.woodsequipment.com/mccormickLogin.aspx?userID="+{!$User.WoodsCode__c}

 

 

let me know if this works or not.
manishamanisha

No this

http://dealer.woodsequipment.com/mccormickLogin.aspx?userID=+{!$User.WoodsCode__c} or

http://dealer.woodsequipment.com/mccormickLogin.aspx?userID=+{!$User.WoodsCode__c}

 

does not work does the same thing as what it did before.
SrikanthKuruvaSrikanthKuruva

Actually it works for me (not the same url but similar one). i think you are doing a mistake somewhere. did you give double quotes around the url as mentioned below.

"http://dealer.woodsequipment.com/mccormickLogin.aspx?userID="+{!$User.WoodsCode__c}

 just copy paste the whole thing in the default value for the field along with double quotes.
manishamanisha

 

Button or Link URL

"http://dealer.woodsequipment.com/mccormickLogin.aspx?userName="+{!User.WoodsCode__c}

 

 

 

This is what I have and then when I go to test this in my Portal.

I am able to click on it but then this is what I get on the page that opens for the link:

 

http://dealer.woodsequipment.com/mccormickLogin.aspx?userName=+ (In the URL) so its not taking the User.WoodsCode and its not combining it.

 

For all of my users this http://dealer.woodsequipment.com/mccormickLogin.aspx?userName= (will be the same) the User.WoodsCode will be unique.

So I am trying to make this link that way it will create a link on the account when they login into to use it.

Thank you,