How to add an additional value to a smart multi-select using IFTTT in Confiform

[Peter Baschan]

Hi,

I have a form called 'articles' with two fields:

• 'text1'
• 'tagsSelected' as a Smart multi-select (pointing to tags.tagName), using the 'Reference' checkbox.

Annd another form 'tags' with fields

• 'tagName'
• 'tagLink'

I have set up an IFTTT on articles, where onCreate it will create a new entry in 'tags' with tagName=text1, with custom name as 'newTag'

I want to create another IFTTT which adds that newly created tagName (with value text1) to the list of values in 'tagsSelected' automatically.

I can replace the field with the new value like this (and it works):

entryId=[entry.id]&tagsSelected=${iftttResult_newTag.id}

But I can't add the new value on top of any existing ones. I tried:

• entryId=[entry.id]&tagsSelected=[entry.tagsSelected],${iftttResult_newTag.id}
• entryId=[entry.id]&tagsSelected=[entry.tagsSelected],[iftttResult_newTag.id]
• entryId=[entry.id]&tagsSelected=CONCAT("[entry.tagsSelected]","${iftttResult_newTag.id}")
• entryId=[entry.id]&tagsSelected=CONCAT("[entry.tagsSelected.id]","${iftttResult_newTag.id}")
• entryId=[entry.id]&tagsSelected=CONCAT("[entry.tagsSelected.tagName]","${iftttResult_newTag.tagName}")

None of them works.

Thank you in advance.

Peter

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_ · Accepted solution]

Something like this should do the job

entryId=[entry.id]&tagsSelected=[entry.id.asEntryRef(entry.tagsSelected.asList)],[iftttResult_newTag.id]

[Peter Baschan]

Thanks. I tried it and the result is that only the new value created by the ifttt [iftttResult_newTag.id] is shown. The original list is not present.

[Peter Baschan]

@Alex Medved _ConfiForms_ I did some tests with PlainView, and it looks like, the smart multi-select field does not return the values in a comma separated list, but have a space in between if used like this:

[entry.tagsSelected] or [entry.tagsSelected.id] or [entry.tagsSelected.id.asList] or [entry.tagsSelected.id.asEntryRef], etc.

If I check [entry.tagsSelected.asList], it returns with a JSON looking response with a comma in between records like:

{record1 values.....},{record2 values....},{record3 values....}

Using space only, when I use: 

entryId=[entry.id]&tagsSelected=[entry.tagsSelected] [iftttResult_newTag]

It does keep the original list, but doesn't add the new value.

If I use the same formula with IDs:

entryId=[entry.id]&tagsSelected=[entry.tagsSelected.id] [iftttResult_newTag.id]

It comes up with empty field, however when I test the newly created record (with two values in the original list) in Plainview by using  [entry.tagsSelected] in the body, I do get all three correct IDs separated by a space, but the form can't render it. So, it can recognise the original values individually with a space, but can't recognise them if another Id is added via the ifttt key-value definition. 

Any ideas? Thank you in advance!

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Oh, there is a "smart field", and a multi-value one...

OK

[entry.tagsSelected.transform(id).asList]

[Peter Baschan]

Fantastic, thank you!