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CRM Text Field Convert to URL Format

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Hi
When my data for CRM was imported using Scribe, a field that was to contain an email address
called "new_personalemail" was set to a format of text instead of a url.
I noticed that when I looked at the details of the field, the format type was disabled.
What is the best way to resolve this issue.Thanks.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 2:33 PM
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Hi,
You could not change the field type after creation (you may find some workaround which offer your to do this type change from DB, but I do not recommend it). Instead you could create the new field with the desired format, then use an on-demand workflow to copy the values from the old field to the new field. If you have lots of data, you could register a plugin temporarily to do all of these value copies easily.
- Proposed as answer by Payman BiukaghazadehEditor Tuesday, September 3, 2013 2:43 PM
- Marked as answer by Payman BiukaghazadehEditor Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:36 PM
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 2:42 PMModerator -
Agree with Payman, you coud also write a simple .net code to copy data from that field to another field with proper formatting.
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Make sure to "Vote as Helpful" and "Mark As Answer",if you get answer of your question.- Marked as answer by Payman BiukaghazadehEditor Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:36 PM
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 4:21 PMModerator
All replies
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Hi,
You could not change the field type after creation (you may find some workaround which offer your to do this type change from DB, but I do not recommend it). Instead you could create the new field with the desired format, then use an on-demand workflow to copy the values from the old field to the new field. If you have lots of data, you could register a plugin temporarily to do all of these value copies easily.
- Proposed as answer by Payman BiukaghazadehEditor Tuesday, September 3, 2013 2:43 PM
- Marked as answer by Payman BiukaghazadehEditor Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:36 PM
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 2:42 PMModerator -
Agree with Payman, you coud also write a simple .net code to copy data from that field to another field with proper formatting.
Our Website | Our Blog | Follow US | My Facebook Page | Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Application Design
Make sure to "Vote as Helpful" and "Mark As Answer",if you get answer of your question.- Marked as answer by Payman BiukaghazadehEditor Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:36 PM
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 4:21 PMModerator