Plugin Mode

Convert Single-Line Text to Multiple Lines

Summary

When you change a field value or save the record, convert a single-line text string to a multi-line text string.

Smartphone support

This plugin supports smartphones.

How to use

Choose the source and destination fields and set the delimiter. Convert between single-line and multiline text to suit how the data will be used.

When it runs

Depending on the settings, this customization runs at the following times. Any configured conditions are also evaluated.

  • Immediately before saving a record
  • When you edit and change a target field value

The page-display and field-change triggers exclude inline editing from the pencil icon on the list page.

Parameters

Enter or select a value for each setting unless it is marked optional.

String (Single Line) Field

Choose the Text field whose contents will be split into multiple lines.

The following field types can be selected.

  • Text

Delimiter

Specify the delimiter to replace with line breaks.

Initial value: ,

String (multiline) field

Choose the field for the converted multiline text.

The following field types can be selected.

  • Text area

The following actions and conditions are useful when building similar behavior in customization mode.

Actions

Conditions