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title: Deprecated Functions
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/deprecated-functions
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:26.925Z
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Certain functions are deprecated. Expressions with these functions work; however, you cannot edit them and you cannot add new expressions with these functions. Those that give you a warning during use are marked with an asterisk \*.

The deprecated functions are:

- AsJSON
- AsXML
- CurrentGlobalCurrency - Use [DefaultCurrencySymbol](docId\:aOylyUXt46xeL21b53ykA) instead.
- CurrentSecurityGroup
- CurrentUserInfo1
- CurrentUserName - Use [CurrentLoginId ](docId\:dHV6tasj3dywAnG1q9fmK)or [CurrentUserDisplayName ](docId\:Md8JYPRvGjylDy6w4MI8D).
- DateAdd\* - Use [AddYears](docId\:PpVYKtKIILKLmGFRb26HX), [AddQuarters](docId\:OfNoOiJJQcQfUy72-HJ2i), [AddMonths](docId:_weC_GMzrxbus0OgbWKwb), [AddWeeks](docId\:ZhlhxSklObiXN5Jr77eZ8), [AddDays](docId\:rAhkfpV1Ds4Qs-4GG4zUP), [AddHours](docId\:q6eOhJl08HsHUf1e77tsF), [AddMinutes](docId\:IlY5D8nuLahvT472QEr54), or [AddSeconds](docId\:MK1AIGwWEjU_p8t36mbsY).
- DateDiff\* - Use [DateDiffSQL](docId\:FJ1ArQgI0-ebTa6hcTP3e).
- DateOrTimeFromElement - Use [DateTime](docId\:JmrfG67qbAPMgMfYt-uYi) with [JSONPathValue](docId\:Wk5SVS8U1h1hHT-Rq3JJT).
- DatePart\* - Use [LocalYear](docId\:iuh-dhnMQhxsMthas0hK6), [LocalQuarter](docId\:kSxzN5U2wucfh3REO2B3u), [LocalMonth](docId\:ngzqPnEZjocAn_9E8vowy), [LocalWeek](docId\:VYrb8TZLEcQcO8ovSuiwF), [LocalDay](docId\:JZtpNMYzLE10qzgW61pwm), [LocalHour](docId\:EZFxNBw2eVF4zofeMGF-7), [LocalMinute](docId:_HLYLgUl6zpWTDEA0aGbq), or [LocalSecond](docId:4P2u6cutCD3GEtw3kZMeU).
- EmptyString\* - Use "" instead.
- EndOfNextYear\* - Use [EndOfYear](docId\:xyXYTw-_n5Kppbp9oBKuu)(1).
- EndOfThisMonth\* - Use [EndOfMonth](docId:3qea3vHE0oLBz2MBC8iml)(0).
- EndOfThisYear\* - Use [EndOfYear](docId\:xyXYTw-_n5Kppbp9oBKuu)(0).
- FindArray - Use [JSONPathArray](docId\:rncFrisqKsXt7IgltDl3Q).
- FindElement - Use [XPathElement](docId\:pwIK6HriDAPE-tEl9Y3WV).
- FindElementCollection - Use [XPathElement](docId\:pwIK6HriDAPE-tEl9Y3WV).
- FindElementwithAttribute - Use [XPathElement](docId\:pwIK6HriDAPE-tEl9Y3WV).
- FindObject - Use [JSONPathValue](docId\:Wk5SVS8U1h1hHT-Rq3JJT).
- FirstChild - Use [XPathElement](docId\:pwIK6HriDAPE-tEl9Y3WV).
- FormatDateTime - Use [FormatDate](docId\:do8FpVxT-YH9Q2J31dYXh).
- GetActionVariable
- HasChildElements - Use [XPathElement](docId\:pwIK6HriDAPE-tEl9Y3WV).
- HashMACText - Replaced by [HashMACString](docId\:t8Q7rfkUHtn_WRPirFf9t).
- HashText - Replaced by [HashString](docId:40h0YH0z0xVHButPJkRDC).
- HashTrimmedText
- HOPCalcDuration\* - Use [DiffWorkingSeconds](docId\:DhftDfi-YoqbaNMPgyAzK).
- HOPCalcTargetDate\* - Use [AddWorkingSeconds](docId\:qaFCCf7SMtLtR7GA2CkVm).
- Last365Days\* - Use [BeginningOfDay](docId\:cr8FQeVd4PM6fxs96SF1_)(-365).
- Last3Months\* - Use [BeginningOfMonth](docId\:XNHtKiBjkYZU1igZoSJeM)(-3).
- Last90Days\* - Use [BeginningOfDay](docId\:cr8FQeVd4PM6fxs96SF1_)(-90).
- LastChild - Use [XPathElement](docId\:pwIK6HriDAPE-tEl9Y3WV).
- LastDays\* - Use [BeginningOfDay](docId\:cr8FQeVd4PM6fxs96SF1_).
- LastSevenDays\* - Use [BeginningOfDay](docId\:cr8FQeVd4PM6fxs96SF1_)(-7).
- LastThirtyDays\* - Use [BeginningOfDay](docId\:cr8FQeVd4PM6fxs96SF1_)(-30).
- LastWeeks\* - Use [BeginningOfWeek](docId\:UXC5MLv8sdbb-aaoE6nbB).
- LastWord - Replaced by [FirstRegexMatch](docId\:CdMt4_a3Kox6U9_XfWlOO)
- LastYears\* - Use [BeginningOfYear](docId\:LD6uLKnjUiztcjFuvu-nY).
- Left - Replaced by [Substring0](docId:026qfCaEhXiIkMRktLMfF)
- LogicalFromElement - Use [Boolean](docId\:dHksH1s_EfODkA6Jf9t-C) with [JSONPathValue](docId\:Wk5SVS8U1h1hHT-Rq3JJT).
- LogicalFromElementFromXML - Use [Boolean](docId\:dHksH1s_EfODkA6Jf9t-C) with [XPathValue](docId\:DZoUl5Z9NQ3Jd5mh1Geog)
- NextDays\* - Use [BeginningOfDay](docId\:cr8FQeVd4PM6fxs96SF1_).
- NumberFromElement - Use [Number](docId:37ju7tMgiM5f6doCnvI20) with [JSONPathValue](docId\:Wk5SVS8U1h1hHT-Rq3JJT).
- NumberFromElementForXML - Use [Number](docId:37ju7tMgiM5f6doCnvI20) with [XPathValue](docId\:DZoUl5Z9NQ3Jd5mh1Geog).
- NumericEmpty\* - Use null.
- RemoveCarriageReturns - Replaced by [ReplaceRegex](docId:1vxaJ5wuvn3c_K3kdLIGw)
- RemoveLineBreaks - Replaced by [ReplaceRegex](docId:1vxaJ5wuvn3c_K3kdLIGw)
- Right - Replaced by [Substring0](docId:026qfCaEhXiIkMRktLMfF).
- SearchHierarchy - Use [FindAncestor](docId\:TptE4WNzK2T80WpRW7yiN).
- SearchList
- StartOfNextYear\* - Use [BeginningOfYear](docId\:LD6uLKnjUiztcjFuvu-nY)(1).
- StartOfPreviousMonth\* - Use [BeginningOfMonth](docId\:XNHtKiBjkYZU1igZoSJeM)(-1).
- StartOfThisMonth\* - Use [BeginningOfMonth](docId\:XNHtKiBjkYZU1igZoSJeM)(0).
- StartOfThisYear\* - Use [BeginningOfYear](docId\:LD6uLKnjUiztcjFuvu-nY)(0).
- StringFromAttributeForXML - Use [XPathValue](docId\:DZoUl5Z9NQ3Jd5mh1Geog).
- StringFromElement - Use [JSONPathValue](docId\:Wk5SVS8U1h1hHT-Rq3JJT).
- StringFromElementForXML - Use [XPathValue](docId\:DZoUl5Z9NQ3Jd5mh1Geog).
- TextAfter - Use [StringAfter](docId:-c8bWbQmN_ho20CL2a1qJ).
- TextBefore - Use [StringBefore](docId\:laOC9RSrj4AjomN3EaiSS).
- TextToLogical - Replaced by [Boolean](docId\:dHksH1s_EfODkA6Jf9t-C) function or logical comparison.
- TextToNumber - Replaced by [Number](docId:37ju7tMgiM5f6doCnvI20).
- ToClientTime\* - Use [ToLocal](docId\:Wf71o8YL2rJtKOb2yeE2M).
- Today\* - Use [BeginningOfDay](docId\:cr8FQeVd4PM6fxs96SF1_).
- Tomorrow\* - Use [BeginningOfDay](docId\:cr8FQeVd4PM6fxs96SF1_)(1).
- TrimEnd - Replaced by [ReplaceRegex](docId:1vxaJ5wuvn3c_K3kdLIGw).
- TrimStart - Replaced by [ReplaceRegex](docId:1vxaJ5wuvn3c_K3kdLIGw).
- UserPresence
- Yesterday\* - Use [BeginningOfDay](docId\:cr8FQeVd4PM6fxs96SF1_)(-1).