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I want to prevent users from being redirected when they click a button and picklist value is false.

I have a custom button on Opportunity related list on account. If the value of Account type is 'OLD', users should get an error message and not redirect the page. If it's anything else, they can be redirected opportunity.

What is the best way of going about this?

Thanks, -Kenn

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In the custom button, do something like this:

if("{!JSENCODE(Entity.Field)}"==="OLD") {
    alert("You cannot use this button on this account.");
} else {
    window.top.location.href = "(url to go to)";
}

For a picklist, you can use ISPICKVAL:

if({!ISPICKVAL(Entity.Field,'OLD')}) {
    alert("Access denied.")
}

Make sure the type is set to "Execute JavaScript".

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Thanks, works like a charm! –  Kenn K Jul 3 at 23:35
 
Thanks a lot. Might you know the proper syntax in the situation where I have a picklist instead of a text field? Not sure how the ISPICKVAL arguments should be implemented. –  Kenn K Jul 5 at 20:20
 
I've updated the code to reflect how you can use ISPICKVAL for picklist values. –  sfdcfox Jul 5 at 21:07

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