Boolean

converts the input into a boolean value syntax boolean(input) enabled for for a description of the business object categories, see notes on "enabled for" docid\ u26v9fecfs6ilwa0 pvjd 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 no 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 no parameter parameter description input the input to evaluate can be text, number, currency, or a boolean return value boolean value see boolean embedded literals docid\ p2ubsnmhfja5hsftdwddu see also conversion to boolean values docid\ fseykslxq6rp 9mcj2ym3 if the input parameter is text if it contains "true" (case insensitive), returns true if it contains "false" (case insensitive), returns false if it contains anything else, returns an error if the input parameter is a number or currency if it contains zero, returns false if it contains anything else, returns true if the input parameter is a boolean returns the boolean value returns an error if the input parameter is another type, such as datetime returns null if the input parameter is null examples $(boolean("true")) in the example above, the application returns true $(boolean("false")) in the example above, the application returns false $(boolean("29 apr 2014")) in the example above, the application returns an error $(boolean(27 69)) in the example above, the application returns true $(boolean(0)) in the example above, the application returns false