NewGuid

generates and returns a new globally unique identifier (guid) that can be used to uniquely identify something, usually a business object instance for example, you might use this function inside a quick action to generate a unique value for a field syntax newguid() 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 none return value unicode text value example newguid() the above example returns the guid without dashes as it is used in the application a typical result looks like 1e6c90e5e0ae4231b4bfd2048781f19d