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Comment on New Release Feature: How You Could Use Cross Object Workflows by Nik

Nik — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 07:22:14 +0000

You’re right, Matt. That would be awesome. I do truly believe that Cases and Activities fall under the same boat, with multiple links of relation with multiple objects. Hoping that comes soon!

Comment on New Release Feature: How You Could Use Cross Object Workflows by Matt Bertuzzi

Matt Bertuzzi — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:48:44 +0000

This is an epic development.

My one desire it to go Activity->Account – so that as a Sales Rep completes a specific call type (final call) workflow would check a ‘Call Process Completed’ field on the account. Maybe someday.

Comment on Timesaver # 5 – Viewing Comments on Activity History Related List by Nik

Nik — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:38:07 +0000

No problems, Mike - and yes...you are VERY close. Here's an image of what your first screen should look like, and I think this will help out where the true/left formula mixup is. Enter as it is, then click Save. The link for the image is http://www.xlerate.ca/images/wf1.png Now, after this, you can add the field update as an action. This is when you get a choice to use a formula to update the field, and this is where the LEFT(...... formula goes. You can see that here. http://www.xlerate.ca/images/wf2.png Hope that helps!

Comment on Timesaver # 5 – Viewing Comments on Activity History Related List by Mike

Mike — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:17:57 +0000

Thanks for the reply Nik! I think we’re I’m going wrong is where you say “then simply add in true as the formula”. I don’t see where to add the “true” to the formula? I just recently went to the Admin 201 Course for Salesforce and have only been our admin for a couple weeks so this is my first attempt at a workflow rule, so please forgive me if this is something an admin should already know!!

So my evaluation criteria is “Every time a record is created or edited”, my rule criteria is “formula evaluates to true”, and my formula is LEFT( Field_Summary__c , 252) & “…”

I’m still getting the error, “formula result is data type(text), incompatible with expected data type(true or false”, so it seems like I needd to add “true” to the formula somewhere?

Uggghhh, I’m SOO close!! lol

Thanks again for your help!!

Comment on Timesaver # 5 – Viewing Comments on Activity History Related List by Nik

Nik — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:32:40 +0000

It sounds like you’re using the field update workflow as the criteria. On your main page of the workflow, your evaluation should be to “formula evaluates to true”, and then simply add in true as the formula. On the field update, this is where you use the LEFT(Detail__c,252) & ‘…’ formula. The & ‘…’ simply adds three dots on the end of the summary so that people know there could be more. Hope this helps!

Comment on TimeSaver #4 – Minimizing Issues with Multi-Level Account Hierarchies by Nik

Nik — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:25:52 +0000

Hi David,

The formula was placed on the account page itself.

Comment on TimeSaver #4 – Minimizing Issues with Multi-Level Account Hierarchies by David Sarnowski

David Sarnowski — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:31:57 +0000

This is really interesting to me. Where did you put this formula? Was it in the report or on the account page?

Comment on Timesaver # 5 – Viewing Comments on Activity History Related List by Mike Richardson

Mike Richardson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:01:50 +0000

Hello, this is exactly what I’ve been looking for but I keep getting the error, “Error: Formula result is data type (Text), incompatible with expected data type (true or false).” My object is “Task”, evaluation criteria is “Every time a record is created or edited”, Rule Criteria is “formula evaluates to true”, field to update is “Field Summary” so my formula is is LEFT(Field_Summary_c, 255). In the instructions there is also a &”…” after the formula but I’m not sure what to put there. Can you please help?? Thank you, I’m so glad I stumbled across this!!

Mike

Comment on Our Common Goal Was Waiting For The World To End….The Best of 2011 List by Nik

Nik — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:19:40 +0000

Thanks for the response, Scott. As always, your musical opinion is welcomed. I would have possibly added Sail, but I just couldn’t get into it that much. As for Pumped Up Kicks, which must now own the record for longest lifespan EVER, I first heard this song back in July of 2010….as such, I can’t add it. Puscifier’s new disc is good, but good lord I can’t stop picturing Maynard in that Colonel Sanders outfit he wore for the live performances; I know he’s eclectic…but there are limits! Haven’t yet checked out Beyond Magnetic yet….mostly as Lulu is still leaving a taste for them I can’t get out. I truly believe that Robert Trujilllo has given them a foundation that let’s them rock again (can’t we just put all the albums between the Black album and Death Magnetic and not speak of them ever again…) – I hear the same bass lines in that album as he had on Suicidal Tendencies LPs and it is awesome!

Comment on Our Common Goal Was Waiting For The World To End….The Best of 2011 List by Scott

Scott — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:21:55 +0000

I see a lot of things I’d agree with here. Grouplove’s Colors EP ended up in pretty heavy rotation for me this year – tons of fun. Death Cab, Foos, Trent & Atticus, all somewhere in my list for the year too.

I know you tend to stray from the mainstream in your yearly list, but I’d have to sneak Pumped Up Kicks and Sail in my list for ’11 – even though they eventually were played to death on the radio, I’m still not tired of them when I can control at least the frequency and had them ear-wormed most of the year, truth be told.

I’d also need to add a track from the new Puscifer disc we saw this year. Great album, IMHO. Another honorable mention for the lead track from Metallica’s recent EP. Lyrically it’s a little weak, but musically, I think it’s probably some of the best stuff they’ve done in 20 or so years, and the opening minute or so of Hate Train just feels like something that should have been on an earlier disc, circa 87-91.