Find

returns the starting position of the first instance of a specific text value within a field value searches are not case sensitive syntax find(str, strtofind, startingposition) 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 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 str text value to be searched for strtofind text you want to search in startingposition (optional) the position from which to start the search return value number value returns 1 if the text is not found if the text is found, returns the starting position (zero based index) of the first parameter ( str ) in the second parameter ( strtofind ) example $(find("printer", symptom)) if symptom (description) contains the text "the printer is broken ", this example returns 4