I've got a Role entry field which I need to evaluate to determine whether the person is a manager or not. What I want to do is evaluate if they have the word 'manager' or 'supervisor' etc in their role without specifically asking them if they are a part of management.
I noticed that only Equal To and Not Equal To conditions are allowed in trigger conditions. I can't seem to use an asterisk to denote includes such as *manager* to find out if they have the word manager in their role. This seriously limits my abilities. Any other workarounds?
Okay, another option would be to have a drop down list to choose roles from but I believe that's not available either. Do you or anyone else have any workarounds or am I simply stuck?
Okay, another option would be to have a drop down list to choose roles from but I believe that's not available either. Do you or anyone else have any workarounds or am I simply stuck?
There are a number of different ways you could do this but can you give me an idea about how many different roles you need to list?
Hi Stephen, I was thinking that you might be able to do this using JavaScript and variables but a simpler solution would be to create a fake dropdown box. I just spend a couple minutes putting one together for you. I put the instructions on how to create it in the notes in the story file.
Mine is rough. You could probably do a lot to make it more elegant but it does the trick.
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there is no way to use wildcards
Okay, another option would be to have a drop down list to choose roles from but I believe that's not available either. Do you or anyone else have any workarounds or am I simply stuck?
There are a number of different ways you could do this but can you give me an idea about how many different roles you need to list?
Hi Nancy, I have a list of approx 15 roles I want to check against.that constitute different levels of management.
Thanks
Hi Stephen, I was thinking that you might be able to do this using JavaScript and variables but a simpler solution would be to create a fake dropdown box. I just spend a couple minutes putting one together for you. I put the instructions on how to create it in the notes in the story file.
Mine is rough. You could probably do a lot to make it more elegant but it does the trick.
Nancy, that is perfect. Thanks so much for putting some time into this, I can now move forward. I much prefer simpler solutions
Hi Stephen! Glad that Nancy was able to help you out here
Thanks Nancy!
Me too! I'm glad this works for you.
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