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Carrie_Lawson
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January 5, 2017
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Block Field Updates

  • January 5, 2017
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Hello,

Quick question and it might be an easy one.  If i was to set up a field to have all updates blocked does it prevent it from populating the first time as well as all other updates?  Is there a way to populate it the first time and then prevent edits thereafter unless updated in SFDC?

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Best answer by Grégoire_Miche2

HI Carrie,

It only block the updates, not the first entry. Therefore, it will prevent value A to be replaced by value B, but not the null value to be replaced by value A.

If you want to prevent updates from SFDC, just block field updates source SFDC.

-Greg

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Grégoire_Miche2
Grégoire_Miche2Accepted solution
Level 10
January 5, 2017

HI Carrie,

It only block the updates, not the first entry. Therefore, it will prevent value A to be replaced by value B, but not the null value to be replaced by value A.

If you want to prevent updates from SFDC, just block field updates source SFDC.

-Greg

Carrie_Lawson
Level 4
January 6, 2017

Perfect! this is what i needed to know.  Thank you!!!!

SanfordWhiteman
Level 10
January 5, 2017

"Updates" in Marketo-speak do not include the first setting from empty to filled.

Blocking updates from sources other than SFDC sync is done in Field Management.

Grégoire_Miche2
Level 10
January 5, 2017

Hi Sanford,

works for Salesforce as well

-Greg

SanfordWhiteman
Level 10
January 6, 2017

I was saying you can "block updates from sources other than SFDC"... as Carrie requested "unless updated in SFDC."