Get a connection field's record ID

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I have an object that contains a Connection field to another object. I simply need to get the Connection field’s record ID so I can assemble a URL link. Unfortunately, trying to copy the value onto a Short text saves it in a format of some kind, which does not allow text formulas to work.

Any solutions?

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I’m curious how you are obtaining the connected RecordID as this is not exposed within the builder. Can you explain more.
Personally I would use Integromat to achieve this and write it to a number field on creation of the parent.

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Conditional Formatting.

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If you set fields such as a Short text field = a connection value, it works. But I believe it arrives in a span format, hence the reason the app cannot process it correctly. It appears in the form [“id”] if copied onto a Rich text.

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Here’s an example of grabbing the recordId from the dom:

var value = $(’#view_195 > section > div > div > div > div > div.kn-detail.field_330 > div.kn-detail-body > span’).text();