Display value in custom field selection of standard field

Hi,
I want to display the country value based on the Account selection, that is the country associated with the selected Account.
I created Contact extension BO and added country field with data type CountryCode. Account is a standard field.
I am able to fetch country value but assigning the value to Country field can be done in only BeforeSave.absl
I have also provided validation for this country field.
Issue here is:
First Validation-OnSave.absl gets called and then BeforeSave.absl.
I want the country value to be displayed once the user selects Account.
Regards,
Vijaya Chavan

Hi Vinod,
I got the issue.
AfterModify.absl gets called when the Contact Quick Create screen gets loaded and not after selecting the Account field value.
So I tried geting the value directly from the following path without firing a query in BeforeSave.absl.
this.CurrentDefaultIsContactPersonFor.BusinessPartnerRelationship.FirstBusinessPartner.AddressInformation.GetFirst().AddressSnapshot.PostalAddress.GetFirst().CountryCode;
But BeforeSave.absl gets called when I click on "Save". I wanted the value to be displayed soon after the Account Value is selected.
Regards,
Vijaya Chavan

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