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Flo
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2 days ago
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On Form Open, populate an User and Timestamp field. No way to trigger rule on Form Open?

Hi! Use case: On opening a form (new or existing record) I want to auto-populate a field (e.g. timestamp field with now() and a user field with currentUser()) when the fields are currently empty. I...
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    Denin
    2 days ago

    Just to clarify for anyone that needs help: You need to uncheck "Run change actions when a condition changes..." which will be checked by default. When you uncheck this, the rule will be applied instantly (on form open), otherwise it is only applied if a field value changes.

     

    If you wanted to run the rule only on a new form, not an edit form, you can also add a rule like if Date Created = blank, then do something combined with above.