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Simple if else formula failing. / Formula (64) String variable switched type Record #4

Hamder83
11 - Bolide

HI 

I have two values I wanna pass through this formula:
1.: [SubCarrierNameUB] = 'GLS Austria Parcel'
2.: ParcelNumberPurchase

Both fields are text.


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Then I generate a new field in a forumla:
IntegrationParcelNumber which is text too.

And I do this formula:

if


[SubCarrierNameUB] = 'InPost Parcel'
THEN
[ParcelNumberPurchase]


ELSEIF
[SubCarrierNameUB] = 'Bring Denmark Parcel'

and left([ParcelNumberPurchase], 2) != '00'
THEN
"00"+[ParcelNumberPurchase]


ELSEIF
[SubCarrierNameUB] = 'Bring Denmark Parcel'

and left([ParcelNumberPurchase], 2) = '00'
THEN
[ParcelNumberPurchase]

 

 

ELSEIF
[SubCarrierNameUB] = 'Postnord Norway Parcel'
AND
StartsWith([ParcelNumberPurchase], "707")
THEN
[ParcelNumberPurchase]

ELSEIF
[SubCarrierNameUB] = 'GLS Germany Parcel'
AND
StartsWith([ReceiversReference], "00157") or
StartsWith([ReceiversReference], "00257") or
StartsWith([ReceiversReference], "00557") or
StartsWith([ReceiversReference], "00657") or
StartsWith([ReceiversReference], "00957")
THEN
[ReceiversReference]


ELSEIF

[SubCarrierNameUB] = 'GLS Germany Parcel'
AND
StartsWith([SendersReference], "00157") or
StartsWith([SendersReference], "00257") or
StartsWith([SendersReference], "00557") or
StartsWith([SendersReference], "00657") or
StartsWith([SendersReference], "00957")
THEN
[SendersReference]


ELSEIF
[SubCarrierNameUB] = 'GLS France Parcel'
AND
StartsWith([OrderNumberCustomer], "00157") or
StartsWith([OrderNumberCustomer], "00257") or
StartsWith([OrderNumberCustomer], "00557") or
StartsWith([OrderNumberCustomer], "00657") or
StartsWith([OrderNumberCustomer], "00957")
THEN
[OrderNumberCustomer]

ELSEIF
[SubCarrierNameUB] = 'GLS Ireland Parcel'
AND
StartsWith([ReferenceCustomer], "00157") or
StartsWith([ReferenceCustomer], "00257") or
StartsWith([ReferenceCustomer], "00557") or
StartsWith([ReferenceCustomer], "00657") or
StartsWith([ReferenceCustomer], "00957")
THEN
[ReferenceCustomer]

 

 

 

ELSEIF
[SubCarrierNameUB] = 'GLS Germany Parcel'
and
Length([ParcelNumberPurchase]) = 12
THEN
Left([ParcelNumberPurchase], 11)

 

ELSEIF
[SubCarrierNameUB] = 'DHL Netherlands Parcel'
THEN
"00"+[ParcelNumberPurchase]

 

 

ELSEIF

[SubCarrierNameUB] = 'GLS Belgium Parcel'
AND
StartsWith([SendersReference], "00157") or
StartsWith([SendersReference], "00257") or
StartsWith([SendersReference], "00557") or
StartsWith([SendersReference], "00657") or
StartsWith([SendersReference], "00957")
THEN
[SendersReference]

ELSE
[ParcelNumberPurchase]

ENDIF

 

 

Since the subcarrier is not in this list, I expected it to just fill ParcelNumberPurchase into my new IntegrationParcelNumber?
But it comes out empty:

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1 REPLY 1
atcodedog05
22 - Nova
22 - Nova

Hi @Hamder83 

 

Can you share your formula tool config?

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