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Is there a way to mask/hide an ugly URL that is on a Workfront Form, with alternate text?

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Is there a way to mask/hide an ugly URL that is on a Workfront Form, with alternate text?

...by using a calculated field?

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Best answer by Richard_Le_

Hi,

 

Do you mean masking the URL on the form itself, or in a view on a report/dashboard?

 

If it's on the form itself, you could use a descriptive text field type. With this type of field you can choose what text you want to appear and embed a URL that is clickable for the end user.

 

If you're wanting to display the URL in a view, you can use the following text mode in a column. Just replace the OBJECT TYPE (i.e. "project") and custom field name as required. The URL within the custom field will then be displayed as "Click Here" in your view.

 

displayname=Embedded Hyperlink link.url=customDataLabelsAsString(OBJECT TYPE.FIELD NAME) linkedname=html(URL) textmode=true valueexpression=CONCAT("Click Here") valueformat=HTML

 

Hope that helps.

 

Regards,

Rich.

 

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Richard_Le_Community AdvisorAccepted solution
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May 30, 2024

Hi,

 

Do you mean masking the URL on the form itself, or in a view on a report/dashboard?

 

If it's on the form itself, you could use a descriptive text field type. With this type of field you can choose what text you want to appear and embed a URL that is clickable for the end user.

 

If you're wanting to display the URL in a view, you can use the following text mode in a column. Just replace the OBJECT TYPE (i.e. "project") and custom field name as required. The URL within the custom field will then be displayed as "Click Here" in your view.

 

displayname=Embedded Hyperlink link.url=customDataLabelsAsString(OBJECT TYPE.FIELD NAME) linkedname=html(URL) textmode=true valueexpression=CONCAT("Click Here") valueformat=HTML

 

Hope that helps.

 

Regards,

Rich.