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Oct 02, 2020 11:59 AM
Not sure why I keep getting an error message when I try to automate this script:
I just need the first 5 digits of the Project code pasted into the 5 digit (linked) column. If it doesn’t already exist, it needs to create a new record.
Help?
Oct 02, 2020 12:00 PM
Full code:
//home table – long//
let longTable = base.getTable(“AIR Project List(SubCodes)”);
let queryResult = await longTable.selectRecordsAsync();
let record = queryResult.records[0];
let codeFull = record.getCellValueAsString(“Project Code”);
let fiveD = codeFull.substring(0,4)
//destination table - short//
let shortTable = base.getTable(“AIR Project List (5 digit)”);
let shortQuery = await shortTable.selectRecordsAsync();
let config = input.config();
// Find the matching record//
let matched = shortQuery.records.filter(code => {return code.name === config.fiveD});
let codeRecord;
// If a matching record exists, use it; otherwise make a new record//
if (matched.length)
codeRecord = matched[0];
else
codeRecord = await shortTable.createRecordAsync({"Project Code_First5": config.fiveD});
await longTable.updateRecordAsync(config.recordId, {“AIR Project Code 5digit”: [{id: codeRecord.id}]});
Oct 02, 2020 12:22 PM
Does the script work when there is a matching record?
If it only fails when the script needs to create a matching record, the problem probably is because the createRecordAsync
function returns the id of the new record, not the full record.
Oct 02, 2020 12:39 PM
There are a few errors that I see:
recordId
, but you’re only using it to update the found/created record in the latter part of the script. If I understand your goal correctly, that record also contains the full project code that you’re trying to find in your second table.fiveD
, but no input variable exists with that name.recordId
input variable that’s not currently being used.fiveD
variable, you’re actually only grabbing the first four. The substring
method grabs a series of characters starting with the position indicated by the first parameter, up to but not including the position indicated by the last parameter. That second number should be 5, not 4.Here’s how I think the code should look with those changes:
//home table – long//
let longTable = base.getTable("AIR Project List(SubCodes)");
let queryResult = await longTable.selectRecordsAsync();
let config = input.config();
let record = queryResult.getRecord(config.recordId);
let codeFull = record.getCellValueAsString("Project Code");
let fiveD = codeFull.substring(0,5);
//destination table - short//
let shortTable = base.getTable("AIR Project List (5 digit)");
let shortQuery = await shortTable.selectRecordsAsync();
// Find the matching record//
let matched = shortQuery.records.filter(code => {return code.name === fiveD});
let codeRecord;
// If a matching record exists, use it; otherwise make a new record//
if (matched.length)
codeRecord = matched[0];
else
codeRecord = await shortTable.createRecordAsync({"Project Code_First5": fiveD});
await longTable.updateRecordAsync(config.recordId, {"AIR Project Code 5digit": [{id: codeRecord.id}]});
Oct 02, 2020 02:39 PM
Great job finding and investigating the different issues in the script.
Your code is clearly written and easy to read.
I suggest the changing the variable codeRecord
to codeRecordId
because the createRecordAsync
function returns a record id, not a complete record. You can see the changes in the snippet below.
let codeRecordId; // change name of variable to reflect new value
if (matched.length)
codeRecordId= matched[0].id; // get the id of the record, not just the record
else
codeRecordId= await shortTable.createRecordAsync({"Project Code_First5": fiveD}); // returns an id, not a record
await longTable.updateRecordAsync(config.recordId, {"AIR Project Code 5digit": [{id: codeRecordId}]});
Oct 02, 2020 10:42 PM
Great catch, @kuovonne! I haven’t written many scripts that create records, and still need to be reminded that createRecordAsync
returns just the ID.
Oct 03, 2020 07:40 AM
Unfortunately even with those updates I am still receiving the same error code. The Linked column fields cannot accept that value.
The ultimate goal here is to automate what I would do manually, which is just paste the first 5 digits of the project code into the 5 digit column, which is linked, creating (or using an existing) record in the 5 digit linked tab.
So, still wont let me do that.
Oct 03, 2020 07:43 AM
If i run the code
let longTable = base.getTable(“AIR Project List(SubCodes)”);
let queryResult = await longTable.selectRecordsAsync();
let config = input.config();
let record = queryResult.getRecord(config.recordId);
let codeFull = record.getCellValueAsString(“Project Code”);
let fiveD = codeFull.substring(0,4)
it will output the 5 digits into the log. So I KNOW it pulls the right data from the right place. It just wont paste it into the linked field on that record.
Thank you so much for helping me with this @Justin_Barrett and @kuovonne!!
Oct 03, 2020 08:30 AM
I recommend that you write the script using scripting app so that you can better debug the script. For example, in an automation, you can’t tell where the process is breaking down. It could be that you are receiving the wrong digits. It could be that you are filtering on the wrong value. It could be that the read and write formats are different, etc. There are way too many possibilities given that we don’t know the field types or data values.
Oct 04, 2020 09:53 AM
I have tried the script in the scripting app. It pulls the correct data, and before the If/Then statement console.log(fiveD) returns the correct value. The same error message occurs in the scripting app. The issue is that the fiveD value cannot be added to the linked column field.