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title: GetBOValue
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/getbovalue
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:43.758Z
---

This function is only used with the **Insert Multi Child** workflow block. This function is executed by the **Insert Object** quick action during run time and returns the value of a field within an instance of a business object.

Use this function with caution. Because it connects with the database, using this function too often can affect the application performance.

## Syntax

`GetBOValue(recId, boRecId, boRef, boField)`

## 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                                                               | Yes1   |
| Business Rules: Initialization Rules                                                        | Yes    |
| Business Rules: Read Only Rules                                                             | No     |
| Business Rules: Required Rules                                                              | Yes1   |
| Business Rules: Validation Rules                                                            | Yes    |
| Client Expressions                                                                          | No     |
| Object Permissions                                                                          | No     |
| Services                                                                                    | Yes    |
| LDAP                                                                                        | Yes    |
| Mobile                                                                                      | Yes    |
| Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions)                                                     | Yes    |
| UI Quick Actions                                                                            | No     |
| Reports                                                                                     | Yes    |
| Search/Dashboard without field references                                                   | Yes    |
| Search/Dashboard with field references                                                      | No     |
| 1. Except when this field appears on a form or is triggered by such a field.                |        |

## Parameters

| Parameter | Description                                                                         |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| recId     | The RecID of the context business object.                                           |
| boRecId   | The RecID of the related business object instance.                                  |
| boRef     | The name of the business object, such as Profile#Employee.                          |
| boField   | The field of the business object instance (**boRecId**) for which to get the value. |

## Return Value

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The same type as the **boField** parameter type. For example, if the **boField** parameter is a DateTime value, this function returns a DateTime value.
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## Example

`Task#Assignment.Details = $(GetBOValue(RecId, 'boRecId', 'Journal#', 'Subject'))`

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In this example, there are the following values:
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**RecId** is the RecID of an incident
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**boRecId** is the RecID of the journal
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**boRef** is Journal#
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**boField** is 'Subject'
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If the Journal.Subject value is "Incident 10945 is assigned to you", then the Task#Assignment has in its **Details** field the following: "Incident# 10945 is assigned to you".
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