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Why is my data turning into a string and not maintaining its original format?
Why is my data turning into a string and not maintaining its original format?
Ruairí Galavan avatar
Written by Ruairí Galavan
Updated over 9 months ago

When you use a pill within a piece of text, the value is converted to text and joined with any surrounding text. This isn't always what you want, sometimes you will want to add a complex object directly to a payload.

To do this you can use a formula field, instead of a text field, inside the builder window. Using a formula field will return the value directly, rather than converting it to text. This is useful for cases where you want to return a dynamic non-text value, like an array or an object.

Read more about using pills and formulas here

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