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Combine Field Values in Records Into a Single String

Summary

Combine the field values of the specified fields in the retrieved records into a single string using a delimiter. You can reuse the result of the combination in other Actions.

How to use

Parameters

Set Select Record Action, Field to Concatenate, Delimiter, Target Field (Optional), and If no records.

Select Record Action

Open the list of Actions and select the Action you used to retrieve the target records.

Field to Concatenate

Select the field in the table that has the value you want to combine. This parameter accepts the following field types:

  • Text
  • Number
  • Calculated
  • Drop-down
  • Link
  • Date
  • Time
  • Date and time
  • Lookup (Text)
  • Record number
  • Created datetime
  • Updated datetime
  • Status

Delimiter

Specify the delimiter. Optional, and if omitted, will be concatenated without any separator.

To separate by line breaks, you can write it as follows using an expression:

= "\n"

Ignore Empty Value or not

Ignore Empty Value: For example, concatenating “A,” “(empty),” and “B” with the delimiter will result in “A,,B”

Don’t Ignore Empty Value: For example, concatenating “A,” “(empty),” and “B” with the delimiter becomes “A,B”

Target Field (Optional)

Use this parameter to set the results to another field. You can omit this parameter if you do not set the results directly in the field but use it in another action.

This parameter accepts the following field types: Fields in tables cannot be selected.

  • Text
  • Text area
  • Rich text

If no records

Select the action when there are no rows in the table. Based on the selection made, the value and result value for the action entered in the “Target Field” when no rows in the table will be as follows:

Parameter Value Value to be set in the “Target Field” Action Result
Set nothing Do not change the value of the field undefined
Set blank Clear the value undefined