MICHAELSARGENT
3 years agoQrew Cadet
Pipelines - Addressing a Multi-Select option containing commas
Setup
I have an application with two tables (really more than two but the issue is surrounding two specific tables), and each of those tables contains a multi-select field with the same options. I designed a pipeline that would create a record in table b and copy the multi-select field selections from table a. The issue is that one of the options in the multi-select field is "Offers, Products, and Catalog". As you may be aware, when passing options from a multi-select field through automation it comma delimits the selections. So, in this case the automation is treating it like 3 separate options versus a singular option, thereby stopping/failing the automation. Should I simply put quotes around the choice so it treats it like a string value, put dashes between the options, bracket the option, etc.? What's the proper handling of a situation like that?
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MICHAEL SARGENT
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I have an application with two tables (really more than two but the issue is surrounding two specific tables), and each of those tables contains a multi-select field with the same options. I designed a pipeline that would create a record in table b and copy the multi-select field selections from table a. The issue is that one of the options in the multi-select field is "Offers, Products, and Catalog". As you may be aware, when passing options from a multi-select field through automation it comma delimits the selections. So, in this case the automation is treating it like 3 separate options versus a singular option, thereby stopping/failing the automation. Should I simply put quotes around the choice so it treats it like a string value, put dashes between the options, bracket the option, etc.? What's the proper handling of a situation like that?
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MICHAEL SARGENT
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