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insert link to update field not working

By: Andrew McSpadden | Asked: 09/05/2024
Forums › Category: General questions › insert link to update field not working
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Andrew McSpadden asked 3 months ago

I am trying to follow these steps to update a field in my form.. the field is a dropdown -- I am using it to change "form status" so we can support multiple drafts.  https://formidableforms.com/knowledgebase/insert-a-link-to-change-the-value-of-a-single-field/  

using this shortcode

[frm-entry-update-field id=[id] field_id=46 value="Final" label="Change Status"]

  Getting this error

You are missing options in your shortcode. A field_id is required. field_id=46 value="Final" label="Change Status"]      

 

quick, 1 minute video showing what I'm doing (the form has been submitted and I am editing -- BUT it doesn't matter if it is a new form or not) https://learn.dreamsitegurus.com/recordings/fhRAiRckogpqSu2dhoDx?uploadId=0f1lsMJvk48thMhcnofK

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Rob LeVineRob LeVine answered 3 months ago
I set up a simple example with a status drop-down and an HTML field with the frm-entry-update-field command in it. I got the same error. I then switched the [id] to an actual number and the error went away. I'm pretty sure that in this case you can't nest shortcodes. You're going to have to figure out a different way to do it.
Andrew McSpadden replied 3 months ago

interesting because in the docs it says you can use [id]...

[frm-entry-update-field id=x field_id=y value="Updated"]

x = ID of the entry to update. Make the entry ID dynamic in a View by replacing x with [id].

Rob LeVineRob LeVine replied 3 months ago

In a view it'll work. It could be a bug. Ask Formidable Support.

Rob LeVineRob LeVine replied 3 months ago

Looking at the code, it's pretty clear that it doesn't think there's a field id and the suspect would be the parsing of the shortcode, so I'm sticking with my thought that you can't use it in your scenario.
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