Substring0
Returns a string containing a substring of consecutive characters from another string.
This function can be used to replace the Left and Right modifiers as used in CSM.
Syntax
Substring0(text,startPosition,length)
Enabled For
For a description of the business object categories, see Notes on "Enabled For".
Business Object Category | Yes/No |
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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 | Yes |
Business Rules: Initialization Rules | Yes |
Business Rules: Read Only Rules | Yes |
Business Rules: Required Rules | Yes |
Business Rules: Validation Rules | Yes |
Client Expressions | Yes |
Object Permissions | Yes |
Services | Yes |
LDAP | Yes |
Mobile | Yes |
Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions) | Yes |
UI Quick Actions | Yes |
Reports | Yes |
Search/Dashboard without field references | Yes |
Search/Dashboard with field references | Yes |
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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text |
The text from which to extract the substring. |
startPosition |
The position of the first character to include in the output. The first character starts with position zero. |
length |
(Optional) The length of the substring. |
Return Value
Text value.
Example
$(Substring0 (Symptom, 21, 7))
If the Symptom field in the business object being evaluated contains the following:
Printer seems to be working fine for others. His setup for the printer is fine.
The function skips the first 21 characters starting from zero and returns the substring starting with index 21 (the 22nd character). The returned string continues for 7 characters. The result in this example is "orking ". Note that the space after "orking" is counted as a character.
See also Substring().