formula break, exit, return??

[GrokWhy]

Hi,

Is there a way to force an exit on a formula?

I could nest the code in conditionals, but the code would be simpler if a certain set of conditions were true, stop processing the formula.

Thanks,
Russ

[yuri]

Hi,

No such at this moment. Maybe in future.

[item]

Hello Yuri,
do you think, as formula is beforeSave and https://github.com/espocrm/documenta...or-handlers.md

we can just do a global formula ?
if yes, it's easy to make a new formula.
if no...

Kind Regards

[esforim]

Hi all, bumping this because I need something like this.

How do you guy stop the formula from running?

I want no more formula to run when "Status==Closed", because the Case is closed...

I see some potential option but I'm not sure if it will work properly and break the formula all together...

I tried this idea but doesn't seem like it the way to go. Maybe I should use "when"? But not sure how to use the Break part:

https://docs.espocrm.com/administration/formula/#while

//STOP AND DISABLE FORMULA
if (type!='Closed'){​

write my formula here

} // STOP FORMULA DUE TO CLOSE STATUS

[yuri]

while (true) {
    if (some_condition) {
        break;
    }

    if (some_condition) {
        break;
    }

    // some_final_logic

    break; // important
}
​

[esforim]

Sorry to be a nuisance but is it literally 'break'? Something like this will work?

I just notice I used 'type!='Closed' in my first post, maybe that why it didnt work.

Secondly I notice that I have to do this twice when using while formula, would a "if" formula be more ideal?

while (true) {
if (status!='Open') {
description='formula is running';
}

if (status='Closed') {
description='formula is stop running';
break;
}

// some_final_logic

break; // important
}

[esforim]

Update, upon seeing the error above, I went with this formula if anyone want to use it.

It a very basic formula being use and I don't know if it will always work as I hope it to be... maybe you see an update post some week or months in the future when I run into problem!

Nothing change except the correct field/attribute (previously I wrote "type" for some reason). So as long as my Status does not equal to "Closed", the formula will executed. When it become Closed it will no longer executed.

//STOP AND DISABLE FORMULA
if (status!='Closed'){​

// I write my formula here for example:
description='hey it working'

} // STOP FORMULA DUE TO CLOSE STATUS​

[esforim]

EDIT, it does not work correctly! See following post and hopefully solution

Hi all, finally try this again and I think I figure it out... hopefully it work for you!

Some note, Property is an address/relationship ID, I only want to run this when it is "null" or "blank".
AddressCountry is a default address field.

while (propertyId==null) {
    if (addressCountry=='USA') {
        addressCountry ='USB'; break;
    }
    if (addressCountry=='USB') {
        addressCountry ='USC'; break;
    }
    // some_final_logic

    break; // important
}


// CODE #2024-04-25 end
output\printLine(addressCountry);​

[esforim]

Actually now that I'm testing it it just doesn't work correctly... If anyone got tip, appreciated it.

[esforim]

Here is the currently code for Formula Sandbox

output\printLine(addressCity);
output\printLine(description);

while (description==null) {
    if (addressCity=='City1'||'City2') {
        description='123'; break;
    }
    if (addressCity=='City3'||'City4') {
        description='321'; break;
    }
    // some_final_logic
    
    break; // important
}


// CODE #2024-04-25 end
output\printLine(addressCity);
output\printLine(description)
​

When tried with City1


When tried with City3


Looking at the Documents, I think I am meant to use Continue and break? I tried combination of it and doesn't seem to get the right formula.

[esforim]

Thank you item, would you kindly tell me know I can fix it? I add

break, break, break in those 3 section.
Continue, break, break
Continue, continue, etc combination of these but none seem to work. My logic is no good when it come to coding.

[item]

if understand, you don't need the "while"
i just tested on demo this and this can make your request :

ifThenElse( assignedUser.userName == null && billingAddressCity == 'Berlin', output\printLine('Empty et Berlin'), output\printLine('NOT Empty'), )

repeat the ifThen... and not ifThenElse as my sample for all your case

it's new in formula use "if" like php and not espoCrm Language ?

[esforim]

Thank you Item, I know I can just chain

ifthenElse(condition,result,(ifThenElse, condition, result, (ifThenElse...)))

But it look very messy and not very ideal.
I also wanted to learn how to use this While feature as well.

I'm doing formula this for hundreds of City and their Council/Local Government name so it not very ideal chain like that method.

Currently I'm doing ifThen but it keep using the last currently formula instead of stopping once found.