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DonLarson
Qrew Deputy
6 years ago

Re: multiple reference criteria for a status icon field

Owen,

Getting the syntax right is always a trick when you get beyond one or two sets of parentheses. In the Case Statement you can put additional criteria after the value of the case object.  I also recommend putting the images in variables so that your logic is easier to read.

// Variable Images
var text IMGOne =  long url string  one ;
var text IMGTwo=   long url string two;

// Logic and UI
Case ( [Status],

"Logging" ,  If (  isnull([Event Code]), $IMGOne, IMGTwo),
"Closed"  ,   If (  [Checkbox]=true, $IMGOne, $IMGTwo)
  )

 
This keeps your Formula Rich Text Box nice and clean.


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Don Larson
Paasporter
Westlake OH
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3 Replies

  • OwenMorgan's avatar
    OwenMorgan
    Qrew Member
    6 years ago
    thanks Don, 
    I am not getting any closer I feel. 

    It's a formula to determine the status header image

    The field is called [status header]

    I want it to show the formula based on the status field EXCEPT when there is a filing Code [Filing Code] or [Event – Filing Code] both text fields.

    I cannot make it work! AM I missing something obvious? Is there a better way to separate the override that the Filing Codes mean for the formula??


    // Variable Images
    var text LoggingHeader = "<img src=\"https://****.quickbase.com/up/bp9dy8gr2/g/rb/eh/va/logging.jpg\", width=\"700\">";
    var text AllocatedHeader = "<img src=\"https://****.quickbase.com/up/bp9dy8gr2/g/rc/eh/va/Allocated.jpg\", width=\"700\">";
    var text AwaitReplyHeader = "<img src=\"https://****.quickbase.com/up/bp9dy8gr2/g/rc/eh/va/awaiting_reply.jpg\", width=\"700\">";
    var text ClosedHeader = "<img src=\"https://****.quickbase.com/up/bp9dy8gr2/g/rc/eh/va/closed.jpg\", width=\"700\">";
    var text RecordsHeader = "<img src=\"https://****.com/up/bp9dy8gr2/g/rc/eh/va/records.jpg\", width=\"700\">";

    // Logic and UI
    Case ([Status],
    "Logging" ,
    If (([Event - Filing Code])<>"" and ([Filing Code])<>"", $LoggingHeader, $RecordsHeader), $LoggingHeader,
    "Allocated" ,
    If (([Event - Filing Code])<>"" and ([Filing Code])<>"", $AllocatedHeader, $RecordsHeader),  $AllocatedHeader,
    "Awaiting Reply" , 
    If (([Event - Filing Code])<>"" and ([Filing Code])<>"", $AwaitReplyHeader, $RecordsHeader),  $AwaitReplyHeader,
    "Closed" ,
    If (([Event - Filing Code])<>"" and ([Filing Code])<>"", $ClosedHeader, $RecordsHeader), $ClosedHeader)

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    Owen Morgan
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    • OwenMorgan's avatar
      OwenMorgan
      Qrew Member
      6 years ago
      I created a bool to combine the two filing code fields, called "has no records filing code?" and is true when both fields are blank
      so working with that I tried this but I can't close it properly

      // Logic and UI
      Case ([has no records filing code?]=true,
      Case([Status],
      "Logging" , $LoggingHeader,
      "Allocated" , $AllocatedHeader,
      "Awaiting Reply", $AwaitReplyHeader,
      "Closed" , $ClosedHeader)
      , $RecordsHeader)

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      Owen Morgan
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      • DonLarson's avatar
        DonLarson
        Qrew Deputy
        6 years ago
        Owen,

        Two changes. 

        1) I put in variables to check the values from your Case Statement.
        2) I removed the extra parantheses around the fields in the If clause

        // Source Control

        // Variable Images
        var text LoggingHeader = "<img src=\"****.quickbase.com/up/bp9dy8gr2/g/rb/eh/va/... width=\"700\">";
        var text AllocatedHeader = "<img src=\"****.quickbase.com/up/bp9dy8gr2/g/rc/eh/va/... width=\"700\">";
        var text AwaitReplyHeader = "<img src=\"****.quickbase.com/up/bp9dy8gr2/g/rc/eh/va/... width=\"700\">";
        var text ClosedHeader = "<img src=\"****.quickbase.com/up/bp9dy8gr2/g/rc/eh/va/... width=\"700\">";
        var text RecordsHeader = "<img src=\"****.com/up/bp9dy8gr2/g/rc/eh/va/records.jpg\", width=\"700\">";

        var text Status = [Status];
        var text EventFC = [Event - Filing Code];
        var text FilingCode = [Filing Code];

        // Logic and UI

        // Debug Fields
        $Status & "<br>"&
        $EventFC & "<br>"&
        $FilingCode & "<br>"& 

        // Case Statement

        Case ([Status],
        "Logging" , If ( [Event - Filing Code]<>"" and [Filing Code]<>"", $LoggingHeader, $RecordsHeader), $LoggingHeader,
        "Allocated", If ( [Event - Filing Code]>"" and [Filing Code]<>"", $AllocatedHeader, $RecordsHeader),  $AllocatedHeader,
        "Awaiting Reply" , If ( [Event - Filing Code]<>"" and [Filing Code]<>"", $AwaitReplyHeader, $RecordsHeader),  $AwaitReplyHeader,
        "Closed",  If ( [Event - Filing Code]<>"" and [Filing Code]<>"", $ClosedHeader, $RecordsHeader), $ClosedHeader)


        Put this into the field and check the results.  I am hoping that you will see from the Debug fields that something is amiss in the data.

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        Don Larson
        Paasporter
        Westlake OH
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