Substring
Returns a string containing a substring of consecutive characters from another string.
Syntax
Substring(text,startPosition,length)
Enabled for
| Search/Dashboard | No |
| Business Rules | Yes |
| Quick Actions | Yes |
| Workflow Objects | Yes |
| Reports | No |
Parameters
|
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 1. |
|
length |
(Optional) The length of the substring. |
Return Value
Text value.
Example
$(Substring(Symptom, 21, 7))
If the Symptom field in the current business object contains the following:
Printer seems to be working fine for others. His setup for the printer is fine.
It returns the substring starting with the 21st character and continues for 7 characters. The result of this function in this example is working.
See also Substring0().