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Joe, In the example I provided using the action Enter Value Into Field On Screen should let you to select another field from the grid to enter the value to. The field or object you want to update should have the format GridName:FieldName in the action properties. This will enter the value into the specified field for the current row. Let me know ...

 Hey Tony, We will be doing a big blog posting when we are ready to go with our mobile support. You can subscribe to our RSS feeds to keep up to date on this information.  

 Hey, The List Builder screen currently allows you to send email, since you are working with that screen, you should copy it instead of Activity screen. Take a look into the "Process All" button. This will get you heading in the right direction.

Hi Val, How do I get the value to go into the correct row of the grid? So far, no values are appearing in the grid for me. Thx, ~Joe

 Thanks for coming back to me Ryan. However I am trying to use it on the list builer screen. The button that I use to send email on this screen is the process all button. Is this the button I need to add the action, character function or is it on the email template button ?        

 Hey, What you are trying to do is use merged fields, this will retrieve a value from the table and place it into your email. To make Merged Fields work, you'll need to run a Character Function action for every table used in merge fields, specifically the 'Replace merge fields' command, to replace the merge fields with real ...

 Hey, Glad to see you were able to get that working. To show a pop up message you will want to use the "show message" action. You can find out more about this action in the webinar I have liked below. www.methodintegration.com/.../2009-08-05CommunityWebinar4_IntroductionToActions_Level1.wmv Hope this helps!

Hi Joe, What’s the value you are using for the 5th field? What you could try is having an action on one of the displayed fields triggered by text change that will enter a value into the 5th and hidden field. Hope this helps

 What does this mean and how do I do it. If you are not the designer of your system, this step should already be done for you.  If you are a designer, however, you'll need to do some extra work to make sure that the merge fields actually get replaced with real values.  For every table used in merge fields, you'll need to ...

 I have tried this but it doesn't work. Dear Customer.FirstName, This is a reminder that your balance is overdue. The current balance is Customer.Balance.   Please pay this as soon as possible. Invoices Outstanding Invoice.RefNumber, Invoice Amount Invoice.Amount Users.EmailSignature