Decrease Field

This article provides information on the following topics:

• What is the Decrease Field Action?
• Creating a Decrease Field Action

Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.

What is the Decrease Field Action?

The Decrease Field Action decreases a numeric field value by a specified amount.

Note: This Action is available in Expert Mode.  Read the Understanding Modes section of the Account Panel article to learn more about modes.

Creating a Decrease Field Action

Under the Data Action group, select  Decrease Fieldfrom the Actions list to display the Action Builder.

Select the Field to decrement.  Then enter the amount to decrement by in the Value field.

When the Run Switch is set to Run, the Action will be executed after clicking OK.

Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run.  For more information, see Action Builder.

Click the OK button to save the Action.