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Rick SF AdminRick SF Admin 

Display Master-Details Value as a Name instead of ID# on Visual Force Page (PDF)

I created for a custom object (Demo__c) with a button that will render the record as a Visualforce Page PDF. I have a Master-Detail field in the Demo object that lookup the standard Account object. When I added the following code {!Demo__c.Account__c} and generated the PDF, it shows up in the PDF as the Account ID opposed to the Name displayed on the object. See PDF Example below: 

PDF Example: "We are proud to announce that we now have a partnership with {!Demo__c.Account__c} (01214141421241b <--should display the Account name) for 3 years."

How can I have it display Account name AND the respective Account's BillingAddress?  
Best Answer chosen by Rick SF Admin
srlawr uksrlawr uk
Try 
  
{!Demo__c.Account__r.Name}

first

but.. as the RenderAs=PDF can be a bit weird sometimes, as a backup solution, try creating a formula field on Demo__c that then holds the value

Account__r.Name

and that will "hold" the Account Name as a local field to the demo object.

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srlawr uksrlawr uk
Try 
  
{!Demo__c.Account__r.Name}

first

but.. as the RenderAs=PDF can be a bit weird sometimes, as a backup solution, try creating a formula field on Demo__c that then holds the value

Account__r.Name

and that will "hold" the Account Name as a local field to the demo object.
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srlawr uksrlawr uk
You can do BillingAddress the same way, yep. Note Addresses are complex composite fields though with wierd sub fields,

so it'll be like

Account__r.BillingState
Account__r.BillingStreet

etc.etc.

and we are all at a loss at how to best format them when some address lines might be blank.. sometimes that is easier in a formula field!
Rick SF AdminRick SF Admin
I went the formula field route and just hid the fields on the object. This works just fine.Thanks again.