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INCLUDES

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INCLUDES

Determines if any value selected in a multi-select picklist field equals a text literal you specify.

Use

INCLUDES(multiselect_picklist_field, text_literal) and replace multiselect_picklist_field with the merge field name for the multi-select picklist; and replace text_literal with the multi-select picklist value you want to match in quotes.

Tips

The text_literal expression must be of type text and enclosed in quotes. It cannot be a merge field or the result of a function.
Salesforce returns an error if any of the following occurs:
- You do not provide a text_literal expression.
- You provide an empty text_literal expression, such as "" or " ".
Use ISBLANK to determine if a multi-select picklist field is empty.
Use the PRIORVALUE function inside the INCLUDES function to check if the previous value of a multi-select picklist field included a specific value. For example:
```
INCLUDES(
   PRIORVALUE(multiselect_picklist_field),
text_literal
)
```