---
title: Find
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/find
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:36.324Z
---

Returns the starting position of the first instance of a specific text value within a field value.

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Searches are not case-sensitive.
:::

## Syntax

```bash
Find(strToFind, str, 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

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Number value.
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Returns -1 if the text is not found.
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:::Paragraph{listStyleType="disc" indent="2"}
If the text is found, returns the starting position (zero-based index) of the first parameter (**str**) in the second parameter (**strToFind**).
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## Example

```bash
$(Find("printer", Symptom))
```

If Symptom (Description) contains the text "The printer is broken.", this example returns 4.