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TheresaAnderson Help please - I want to capture changes from a select list of check boxes.
The following code works but not the way I expected. The problem is if the checkbox is true, the fomula continues to add 1 everytime the record is updated.
IF(Sys_SA_6_1__c = True, 1,0) +
IF( Sys_SA_6_2__c = True, 1,0) +
IF( Sys_SA_6_3__c = True, 1,0) +
IF( Sys_SA_6_4__c = True, 1,0) / 4
What I would prefer to have is like the following. But the PRIORVALUE is not allowed with a checkbox.
( IF(PRIORVALUE(Sys_SA_6_1__c) = False, 1, 0) +
IF(PRIORVALUE(Sys_SA_6_1__c) = False, 1, 0) +
IF(PRIORVALUE(Sys_SA_6_1__c) = False, 1, 0) +
IF(PRIORVALUE(Sys_SA_6_1__c) = False, 1, 0) ) / 4
Does anyone have a suggestion on how to resolve? Ultimately, I want a field (%) to determine how many checkboxes are true for the first time and divide by 4 to support the % (knowning that the checkbox could be true at any given time).
ISCHANGED() works on checkboxes, so try replacing each of your IFs with:
IF(AND(ISCHANGED(Sys_SA_6_1__c),Sys_SA_6_1__c),1,0)
If the checkbox has changed, and is now true, add 1. Checkboxes are inherently true or false, so you don't need to explicitly test them against the value (ie, Sys_SA_6_1__c = true).
-tt
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How are you trying to do this? Are you using a straight Formula Field? If you are on EE or UE you might want to try using a Workflow Rule with a Field Update instead.
The formula is in a Workflow rule.
Ahhh! When is the WFR being triggered? It might be getting triggered every time the record is edited, try switching it to
"When a record is created, or when a record is edited and did not previously meet the rule criteria"
ISCHANGED() works on checkboxes, so try replacing each of your IFs with:
IF(AND(ISCHANGED(Sys_SA_6_1__c),Sys_SA_6_1__c),1,0)
If the checkbox has changed, and is now true, add 1. Checkboxes are inherently true or false, so you don't need to explicitly test them against the value (ie, Sys_SA_6_1__c = true).
-tt