how can we get the select field text when getText ...
# suitescripta
Ali
03/10/2021, 3:18 PMhow can we get the select field text when getText will throw an error?
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Sandii
03/10/2021, 3:20 PMWhat is the error, are you trying to getText after using setValue on the field?
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Ali
03/10/2021, 3:20 PMthe value has been set by user through ui
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Sandii
03/10/2021, 3:21 PMThen you cannot use getText, you would need to do something like use a search.lookupFields() to get the text value.
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Ali
03/10/2021, 3:21 PMand how can I get the list id?
Ali
03/10/2021, 3:21 PMto run the search
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Sandii
03/10/2021, 3:22 PMUse whatever the field is using, is it custom field or standard field?
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Ali
03/10/2021, 3:23 PMcustom
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Sandii
03/10/2021, 3:26 PMLook at the definition of the custom field, and find the record/list it is using.
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Ali
03/10/2021, 3:27 PMthanks
Ali
03/10/2021, 4:15 PM@Sandii what if we don't want to check the definition?
Ali
03/10/2021, 4:15 PMcan't we run a search for that?
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Sandii
03/10/2021, 4:16 PMNo you cannot run a search to determine the list/record a field uses as its source.
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Ali
03/10/2021, 4:16 PMsure about that?
Ali
03/10/2021, 4:17 PMwe have customfield and list in analytics browser
Ali
03/10/2021, 4:24 PM@Sandii how can I use search.lookupFields()
Ali
03/10/2021, 4:24 PMtext and values are sublist fields
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