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TigerPowerTigerPower 

Make picklist field OR text field required

I have a case where picklist field value has to be selected, or user must fill in a custom text field. In other words, whether the picklist field or the text field is required.

 

I have already a validation rule running on these same fields saying that user may only choose one of them (if the picklist is selected, the text field may not include text), but I still need to make sure that one of them is required. Is it possible to do this with single validation rule?

 

This is the current validation rule

AND(
NOT(ISBLANK(TEXT(picklist__c ))),
NOT(ISBLANK(Text_Field__c)))

 

Regards,

TP

Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
Navatar_DbSupNavatar_DbSup

Hi,


Use this validation rule to meet your requirement:


if((ISBLANK(TEXT( picklist__c ))),ISBLANK( Text_Field__c ),false) || AND(
NOT(ISBLANK(TEXT( picklist__c ))),
NOT(ISBLANK( Text_Field__c )))

 

Did this answer your question? If not, let me know what didn't work, or if so, please mark it solved. 

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Navatar_DbSupNavatar_DbSup

Hi,


Use this validation rule to meet your requirement:


if((ISBLANK(TEXT( picklist__c ))),ISBLANK( Text_Field__c ),false) || AND(
NOT(ISBLANK(TEXT( picklist__c ))),
NOT(ISBLANK( Text_Field__c )))

 

Did this answer your question? If not, let me know what didn't work, or if so, please mark it solved. 

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TigerPowerTigerPower

Thanks a lot S Jain! This is the solution for me. :smileyhappy:

 

Regards,

TP