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ChasityJohnson
Qrew Member
2 years ago

Multi-Text field and Total fields

I have a field that is Multi-text that has words and numbers.  I need for when the box is checked that has the name and amount to total into another field anyone have any idea how to make this work?



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Chasity Johnson
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  • MarkShnier__You's avatar
    MarkShnier__You
    Qrew #1 Challenger
    2 years ago
    Hmmm, what if the user checks 10 boxes?  Does this need to be a multi select field type.  Can it be a Multiple choice field?

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    • ChasityJohnson's avatar
      ChasityJohnson
      Qrew Member
      2 years ago

      I would need to have it where I can check multiple items and then have the amounts total into the CHANGE ORDER - ESTIMATED COST to TSC field is there another way to accomplish this?

       

      Chasity Johnson

      Mercury Tech Partners LLC

      Office 828-465-7348 Ext. 4243

      Cell 540-748-1141

       



      • TylerJablonski1's avatar
        TylerJablonski1
        Qrew Trainee
        2 years ago
        Kind of a pain if you have a bunch of choices, but you can use a formula field and define a numeric variable for each option, then sum those variables.

        So for example:

        var text options = totext([CHANGE ORDER - LIST OF ITEMS NOT READY]);
        var number optionA = if(contains($options, "TERMINATIONS"),2000,0);
        var number optionB = if(contains($options, "EQUIPMENT SET UP"),2000,0);
        var number optionC = if(contains($options, "GREENHOUSE"),3000,0);

        and so on.  And then after you declare all of the variables, the formula is sum($optionA, $optionB, $optionC, ...)

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