Follow these steps to create a rule that modifies the value of a field in the top-level entity you specified on the Entity Bulk Operation's General tab.
- Click the Rules tab on an Entity Bulk Operations record.
- Open a new Rules record from the Rules tab of the Entity Bulk Operations record.
- Select a field from the Field Name drop-down list.
- This list displays all field names from the Entity selected on the General tab of the Entity Bulk Operations record.
- Enter a description of the rule in the Comments field (optional).
- Leave Type set to Top Level.
- Select the Value Type from the list:
- Static: With this option, which is selected by default, the bulk operation updates the selected field to use the value specified in the Value field.
- Prompt: With this option, the Entity Bulk Operation wizard prompts the user to enter a new value for the selected field. The bulk operation updates the records to use the specified value.
- Formula: With this option, the bulk operation runs a specified SQL statement to obtain a new value for the selected field.
- Configure the rule's value and related fields, depending on the Value Type you selected:
- Static: Enter a static value in the Value field. Bulk Operation Rules Record
- Prompt: Enter a default value to use for this entity field (optional) in the Default Value field and a user message in the Prompt Message field.
- Formula: Enter a SQL statement that defines a new value for the specified entity field in the Formula field.
- For example, if you want to increase a company's current credit limit by $500, use this formula: CONVERT(int, CreditLimit + 500) The Entity Bulk Operation code takes this formula and updates the CreditLimit field in all records in the view.
- Bulk -Operation Rules Record with Formula
- Click OK to save and close the Rules record.
- Add additional rules as needed for the entity bulk operation.
- Alternatively, you can click OK and New in Step 8 to save the current record and open a new Rules record in one step.
- Save the Entity Bulk Operations record.