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Qrew Captain

4 years ago

Possible to Display Text only in view mode?

I know i can choose which fields to show in view mode vs edit/add mode, but can I do this directly from a formula text field. Is there any code for If(Mode=View, "DIsplay this text", Mode=Add, "DIspla...

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BlakeHarrison

Qrew Captain

You can - sort of. Formulas can have criteria that will differentiate between Add and Edit/View, but not between all three. To do this, you would setup criteria that looks at the 'Record ID#' field. If that field is 0 or Null, you're in Add mode.

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MichaelTamoush

Qrew Captain

4 years ago

Thanks Mark and Blake. I have used both of those techniques, just making sure I wasn't missing anything sneaky that was available natively when writing my formula.

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Mike Tamoush
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