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FindAncestor

Returns the closest ancestor of a specified business object instance in a hierarchy of business objects.

For each ancestor business object going upward from a starting business object, this function evaluates the search predicate on the related business object. If a hierarchy business object is not related to one of the related business objects, the application skips it.  See Expression Grammar, Defining a Configuration Item Relationship, and Using Relationships.

Syntax

FindAncestor(hierarchyBoRef, relatedBoRef, recId, searchPredicate)

Enabled For

For a description of the business object categories, see Notes on "Enabled For".

Business Object Category Yes/No
Business Rules: Before-Save Rules Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (After Save, with or without Also Recalculate on Load) Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, without Also Recalculate On Load) Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, with Recalculate On Load) Yes
Business Rules: Editing Rules Yes1
Business Rules: Initialization Rules Yes
Business Rules: Read Only Rules No
Business Rules: Required Rules Yes1
Business Rules: Validation Rules Yes
Client Expressions No
Object Permissions No
Services Yes
LDAP Yes
Mobile Yes
Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions) Yes
UI Quick Actions No
Reports Yes
Search/Dashboard without field references Yes
Search/Dashboard with field references No
1. Except when this field appears on a form or is triggered by such a field.

Parameters

hierarchyObjectRef The name of the business object (the starting business object) that forms the hierarchy in which to find the ancestor. This is not a business object reference.
relatedObjectRef The name of the related business object.
recId The RecID of the hierarchy business object instance.
searchPredicate (Optional)  Boolean filter expression to evaluate on the related business object.

Return Value

Text value. The RecID of the ancestor instance found.

Example

$(FindAncestor("Frs_CompositeContract_Entity", "ServiceAgreement", EntityLink_RecID,

"$((ServiceLink == [OtherObject]Service_Valid) && (Status == \"Published\"))"

))

In the example above, the application goes up the through the ancestors of the business object specified by the hierarchyObjectRef parameter (in this case, Frs_CompositeContract_Entity) and looks for the nearest ancestor that has a related business object or a business object related by the relatedObjectRef parameter (in this case, a published service agreement) for which the searchPredicate parameter evaluates to true.


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