2789130 - How to Create a Business Rule to Trim / display a sub-string of a field

• The requirement is to use a business rule and display a part of the field's value on another field.
• For Example, Field 1 has a value 123456789 and the requirement is to omit the first three characters of the string and display the value on Field 2
• Is there a standard function that handles this?

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•  SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite- All Versions
•  SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - All Versions

The Substring function can be used in a business rule to accomplish this. Follow the steps below :

1. The two fields in context here are Field 1 and Field 2, configured on jobinfo.
2. Create a Business Rule as below and set it as an OnSave Trigger on the Job Info Element

For a detailed documentation on the Substring function and its parameters used, please refer to the section of the guide here

3. Once a value is entered in Field 1, the Field 2 would display a trimmed value as per the condition defined in the rule

        

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