Line break in text area is not rendered when text area is referred from formula and formula include BR () function
Last updated 2022-02-10 ·Reference W-6391863 ·Reported By 4 users
Summary
Line break in text area is not rendered when text area is referred from formula and formula include BR () function. The issue exists in Lightning Experience only.
Repro
1.Login to org and switch to lightning.
2.Create two Text Area fields on Account object.
TextArea
TextArea2​
3.Create formula field on Account object.
Name: Formula1
Formula Return Type: Text
Formula:
TextArea1__c & BR() & TextArea2__c​
4.Go to Account tab, and create new account.​
5.Open the account record and put the following value in two text areas.
(TextArea1)
aaa
bbb
ccc
(TextArea2)
ddd
eee
fff
6.Check the formula field, and line break in TextArea isn't rendered.
​(Formula1)
aaa bbb ccc
ddd eee fff
Workaround
none
Reported By (4)
Is it Fixed?
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