Remove from List (Expression Function)

Purpose

The Remove from List function (REMOVE_FROM_LIST) is used to remove a value from a list of separated values.

Parameters

The Remove from List function has three parameters, two of which are required:

List

Allowed Inputs: field value or text string

The first required parameter of the Add to List function is the string with which contains the existing list. Either use the use the Query Builder to choose a field that contains the list or use type a value to start with a text string that defines a static list of values.

Value to Remove

Allowed Inputs: field value or text string

The second required parameter is the string to be added to the list. It can either be obtained from a field using the Query Builder or from a literal string.

Separator

Allowed Inputs: field value or text string

The third parameter, which is optional, is a string used to denote what type of separator the list uses. If no value is entered for the third parameter, the function uses a comma as the separator. The value can either be obtained from a field using the Query Builder or it can be a literal string

Output

The output of the Remove from List function is a string comprised of the original list minus the text passed into the value to remove parameter. For example, if value1 holds the text 1,2,3,4,5,6 and value2 holds 5, REMOVE_FROM_LIST(value1,value2) would evaluate to 1,2,3,4,6.

Example

Most often used to remove a record from a multi-select field. E.g. if a multi-select field called “Employees” exists on a record in the Company table has the value “a4251|u124,a4251|u874,a4251|u563” in it, and an Employee record in the query has the WX System ID “a4251|u874”, REMOVE_FROM_LIST(${Company ~> Employees (Stored Value)},${Employee ~> WX System ID},“,”) would result in “a4251|124,a4251|u563” (a valid input for a multi-selection field).

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