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
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
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.