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GROUPLIST – Convert field values into list
Overview
This Custom Field takes values from the nominated field and creates a delimited list. The list can be separated by optional parameters for first, regular and last occurrence. The default parameter is a comma.
Syntax
GROUPLIST(‘GroupPath‘, ‘SortField‘, ‘SourceField‘, ‘FirstSeparator‘, ‘RegularSeparator‘, ‘LastSeparator‘, ‘AddAll‘, ‘AddEmpty‘)
GROUPLIST(‘Parent Category:Child Category‘,’Price‘,’–‘,’,’, ‘–‘)
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| GroupPath | Group path, delimited by colons |
| SortField | The field to sort the records in the group by. Preface the field name with < or > to specify ascending or descending. |
| SourceField | The field to retrieve the values from. |
| FirstSeparator | The separator to use between the first and second value in the delimited list (optional). |
| RegularSeparator | The separator to use in the delimited list after the second value in list (optional). |
| LastSeparator | The separator to use in the delimited list between the second-last and last value in list (optional). |
| AddAll | Add TRUE to include duplicate values within the list (optional). Without this, only distinct values will be shown. |
| AddEmpty | Add TRUE to include empty values within the list (optional). Without this, only non-empty values will be shown. |
Examples
GROUPLIST(‘Parent Category:Child Category‘,’Price‘, ‘Price‘, ‘, ‘, ‘, ‘, ‘and ‘)
In this example, the field will be populated with a comma delimited list of all Price fields in each ‘Child Category’ group, sorted by ‘Price’, with ‘and ‘ replacing the comma between the second-last and last value on the list.
| Price | GROUPLIST |
| 12.00 | 12.00, 16.00 and 20.00 |
| 16.00 | 12.00, 16.00 and 20.00 |
| 20.00 | 12.00, 16.00 and 20.00 |
GROUPLIST(‘Parent Category:Child Category‘,’Price‘, ‘Colour‘, ‘,followed by ‘, ‘, ‘, ‘and ‘)
In this example, the field will be populated with a comma delimited list of all Price fields in each ‘Child Category’ group, sorted by ‘Price’, with ‘and ‘ replacing the comma between the second-last and last value on the list.
| Price | Colour | GROUPLIST |
| 12.00 | Red | Red, followed by Green, Yellow, Blue and Yellow |
| 16.00 | Green | Red, followed by Green, Yellow, Blue and Yellow |
| 20.00 | Yellow | Red, followed by Green, Yellow, Blue and Yellow |
| 24.00 | Blue | Red, followed by Green, Yellow, Blue and Yellow |
| 27.50 | Yellow | Red, followed by Green, Yellow, Blue and Yellow |