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SLockardSLockard 

Formula to set field to abbreviation of state

Hi, I am trying to make a forumla on the Contact which takes its accounts billing state and correctly sets it to the proper abbreviation. Here is my formula:

 

if(Account.BillingState <> null,
	UPPER(LEFT(Account.BillingState,1))+
	if(LEN(Account.BillingState) = 2,
		UPPER(RIGHT(Account.BillingState,1)),
	if(CONTAINS(Account.BillingState, ' '),
		UPPER(LEFT(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, FIND(' ', Account.BillingState)), 1)),
	if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'T')||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'NEVADA'||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'MISSISSIPPI'||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'MINNESOTA',
		UPPER(LEFT(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, 2), 1)),
	if(UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'ARIZONA'||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'MONTANA',
		UPPER(LEFT(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, 3), 1)),
	if(UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'ALASKA'||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'MISSOURI',
		UPPER(LEFT(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, 4),1)),
	if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'W')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'A')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'N')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'U')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'O')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'D')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'F')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'ID')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'IN')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'IL'),
		UPPER(LEFT(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, 1), 1)),
	if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'V')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'P')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'L')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'K')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'G')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'H')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'I'),
		UPPER(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, LEN(Account.BillingState)-1)),
	if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'C'),
		if(LEN(Account.BillingState) < 11,
			UPPER(LEFT(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, 1), 1)),
		UPPER(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, LEN(Account.BillingState)-1))),
	if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'MAI')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'MAR'),
		UPPER(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, LEN(Account.BillingState)-1)),
	UPPER(LEFT(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, 1), 1))))))))))),
'')

 The logic I used is a little weird because of the 5000 char limit, but if you see any issues with it let me know because it's not working correctly.

Thanks!

Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
SLockardSLockard

I figured it out, I realized I wasn't using the LEFT() and RIGHT() functions properly. Here is the correct code if anyone else finds it interesting..

 

if(Account.BillingState <> null,
    UPPER(LEFT(Account.BillingState,1))+
    if(LEN(Account.BillingState) = 2,
        UPPER(RIGHT(Account.BillingState,1)),
    if(CONTAINS(Account.BillingState, ' '),
        UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, FIND(' ', Account.BillingState)+1), 1)),
    if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'T')||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'NEVADA'||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'MISSISSIPPI'||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'MINNESOTA',
        UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, 3), 1)),
    if(UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'ARIZONA'||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'MONTANA',
        UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, 4), 1)),
    if(UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'ALASKA'||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'MISSOURI',
        UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, 5),1)),
    if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'W')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'A')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'N')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'U')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'O')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'D')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'F')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'ID')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'IN')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'IL'),
        UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, 2), 1)),
    if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'V')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'P')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'L')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'K')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'G')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'H')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'I'),
        UPPER(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, 1)),
    if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'C'),
        if(LEN(Account.BillingState) < 11,
            UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, 2), 1)),
        UPPER(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, 1))),
    if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'MAI')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'MAR'),
        UPPER(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, 1)),
    UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, 2), 1))))))))))),
'')

 

All Answers

SLockardSLockard

I figured it out, I realized I wasn't using the LEFT() and RIGHT() functions properly. Here is the correct code if anyone else finds it interesting..

 

if(Account.BillingState <> null,
    UPPER(LEFT(Account.BillingState,1))+
    if(LEN(Account.BillingState) = 2,
        UPPER(RIGHT(Account.BillingState,1)),
    if(CONTAINS(Account.BillingState, ' '),
        UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, FIND(' ', Account.BillingState)+1), 1)),
    if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'T')||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'NEVADA'||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'MISSISSIPPI'||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'MINNESOTA',
        UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, 3), 1)),
    if(UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'ARIZONA'||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'MONTANA',
        UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, 4), 1)),
    if(UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'ALASKA'||UPPER(Account.BillingState) = 'MISSOURI',
        UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, 5),1)),
    if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'W')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'A')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'N')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'U')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'O')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'D')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'F')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'ID')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'IN')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'IL'),
        UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, 2), 1)),
    if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'V')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'P')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'L')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'K')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'G')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'H')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState),'I'),
        UPPER(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, 1)),
    if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'C'),
        if(LEN(Account.BillingState) < 11,
            UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, 2), 1)),
        UPPER(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, 1))),
    if(BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'MAI')||BEGINS(UPPER(Account.BillingState), 'MAR'),
        UPPER(RIGHT(Account.BillingState, 1)),
    UPPER(RIGHT(LEFT(Account.BillingState, 2), 1))))))))))),
'')

 

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