Create Saved Search to Display Selection in Custom Field of List/Record Type

To create Saved Search to Display Selection in Custom Field of List/Record Type

1. Retrieve Internal ID

  1. Navigate to Customization > Lists, Records & Fields > Entity Fields
  2. Desired custom field: Take note of the Internal ID
  3. Example: custentity7

2. Create Saved Search

  1. Navigate to Lists > Search > Saved Searches > New
  2. Click Customer
  3. Search Title: Enter Title
  4. Click Results
  5. Click Columns
  6. Click Remove All
  7. Field:

Note: For every required field use the drop-down menu to select it and once adjusted click Add if needed.

  • Select Name
  • Select Formula (Text)
  • Formula: Enter the custom field’s Internal ID with ‘.id’ in curly brackets
  • Example: {custentity7.id}
  • Note: The formula exposes the Internal IDs of the selections made in the custom field. Without the ‘.id’ appended the formula will display field values instead of Internal IDs

8.Click Save

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