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title: Using the Simplified Expression Editor
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/using-the-simplified-expression-editor
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:32.817Z
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**Role**: Administrators

**Minimum Version**: Ivanti Neurons for ITSM 2025.3

The **Simplified Expression Editor** has all the same basic features as the traditional **Expression Editor**. Refer to [About Expressions](docId:0Eih-f97oC4PmanHY9F29) and [Using the Expression Editor](docId:-MnV7inwAQ168sHiadvI5) to understand the use and importance of expressions, stored expressions, and the **Expression Editor**.

The **Simplified Expression Editor** has a codeless interface with auto-population of parameters and other features, allowing you to simplify expressions and troubleshoot without leaving the editor.

## Enable the Simplified Expression Editor

**To enable the Simplified Expression Editor:**

1. Contact the Neurons for ITSM [support team](https://www.ivanti.com/support) to turn on the **NewExpressionEditor** feature flag to enable the **Simplified Expression Editor** for your account.
2. Set the Value as True of the *EnableSimplifiedExpressionEditor* global constant to enable it.

## Simplified Expression Editor Features

- [Contextual Help](docId\:AYcVgwQ-XAxop0oFPGL9H)
- [Autopopulation of Mandatory Parameters](docId\:AYcVgwQ-XAxop0oFPGL9H)
- [Dropdown menu of Parameter Functions](docId\:AYcVgwQ-XAxop0oFPGL9H)
- [Using Code Snippets](docId\:AYcVgwQ-XAxop0oFPGL9H)

### Contextual Help

The **Simplified Expression Editor** uses the **Lower Messaging Area** to display helpful information. In addition to messages about syntax, it provides function descriptions and parameter details for functions added from the Tools pane.

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### Autopopulation of Mandatory Parameters

When you add a function to an expression, the mandatory parameter names are added to your expression automatically. For example, if you select the **ChildFold **function, the parameters** parentObjectRef, recId, childRelationshipRef, childExpression,** and **aggregatorFunction **are all added for you as per the image below.

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The **Lower Messaging Area** is populated with the mandatory parameter names, a function description, parameters and their types. Mandatory parameters display a red asterisk (\*) to the right of the parameter name.

### Dropdown menu of Parameter Functions

Some functions have a dropdown menu where you can choose from available function parameters.

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The functions with dropdown menus for parameters are as follows:

| **Function**          | **Parameter**   |
| --------------------- | --------------- |
| ChildFold             | parentObjectRef |
| HierarchicalChildFold | parentObjectRef |
| ExecuteSavedSearch    | BORef\|BOName   |
| ForEachChild          | parentObjectRef |
| EvalField             | objectRef       |
| IsTrueForAllChildren  | parentObjectRef |

The dropdown menus contain all the business object names in your system. Once selected, the parameter is replaced as ObjectName#, for example, Incident#.

### Using Code Snippets

The **Simplified Expression Editor** contains **Code Snippets** in the **Tools **pane. To add these to an expression, you can either double-click the **Code Snippet** or drag it in to the **Expression Editor** workspace.

See [About Expressions](docId:0Eih-f97oC4PmanHY9F29) for more general information about writing and using expressions, including [Expression Grammar](docId\:Pf6GGQn8-_-79wX1mpBId), [Expression Examples](docId\:pSQAUWchLJ_fXKXEBBEN9), and [Using Expressions in Quick Actions](docId\:ULH85tsTwH1SGp1ESvl1Q).