PadLeft

inserts a particular character(s) to the left of a value to make the value a particular length one example is original token abc modifier pad left (0,7) result 0000abc syntax padleft(textvalue, padtext, length) 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) yes1 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) yes1 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 no services no ldap no mobile no quick actions (except ui quick actions) yes ui quick actions yes reports yes search/dashboard without field references no search/dashboard with field references no 1 not fully supported in calculation rules that have a condition of after save or the also recalculate on load option selected it may fail if the rule's field is used in a grid, form, or saved search parameters parameter description textvalue input string to pad padtext text to add at left hand side length length amount that you want to extend the length of the input string return value returns a string with the length equal to the given length including padtext at the left of the string example $(padleft("1234", "$" , 10 )) returns this value $$$$$$1234