I know :label can be used in notifications, but is it possible to do the same thing in calculations? I basically want to use the drop down like a table of values. I need to do calculations on both the label and the value for each item in the drop down. Is this possible?
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Possible to use drop down :label and :value in form calculations?
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You can: I just tried it. I configured a drop down of Percentages where the labels were 80, 90, 100, and the values were .80, .90, 1.0. Then I used the merge tag for the drop down and added :value and the value was used in the calculation. I removed the :value and then the label was used in the calculation. Try it and see if that works for you.
Posted 11 years ago on Tuesday February 5, 2013 | Permalink -
Chris,
I get the value regardless if it's {field:1} or {field:1:value} or {field:1:label}. It all spits out the value.
Here's the xml: http://pastebin.com/BxVQKZg8
- Ben
Posted 11 years ago on Thursday February 7, 2013 | Permalink -
I installed your form and I see what you mean. Then I went back and tested my form and cannot get it to work as I thought it worked before. It does not appear you can use the label in calculations. My example with percentages was trivial in that you could do the math in the calculation just as easily as using the label instead of the value. Are your labels and values related in a similar way where you can perform additional math on the value, in the calculation, to simulate using the label?
Sorry for the misinformation.
Posted 11 years ago on Friday February 8, 2013 | Permalink -
Let us know if you need help with another approach.
Posted 11 years ago on Tuesday February 12, 2013 | Permalink
