Entity expression examples

Acquiring an entity object and referencing its data member

Input

'Hi, {Public_Users(a08baf52-de7a-4a39-a567-c6d7e2ab1dc8).Name}, welcome to our forum!'

Output

'Hi, John Doe, welcome to our forum!'

Breakdown

1. 'Hi, '
2. {Public_Users(a08baf52-de7a-4a39-a567-c6d7e2ab1dc8).Name}
   • Acquires an object of type 'User' from the Public_Users entity with the provided 'Id'.
   • Follows the reference path:
     • .Name
   • Evaluates to 'John Doe'
3. ', welcome to our forum!'

Acquiring an entity object and deep-referencing its data member, including a format specifier

Input

'The parent group of this product is <{General_Products_Products(1908c05a-790a-42be-a8d8-e850798b5530).ProductGroup.Parent.Name:en}>.'

Output

'The parent group of this product is <Materials>.'

Breakdown

1. 'The parent group of this product is '
2. {General_Products_Products(1908c05a-790a-42be-a8d8-e850798b5530).ProductGroup.Parent.Name:en}
   • Acquires an object of type 'Product' from the General_Products_Products entity with the provided 'Id'.
   • Follows the reference path:
     • .ProductGroup
       • .Parent
         • .Name
   • Evaluates to MultilanguageString object
   • Format specifier finds :en and applies it.
   • Returns "Materials"
3. '>.'

#Error# Not existing entity

Input

'Not_Existing_Entity(4ab5e1ee-c613-4f6c-aa02-eb478c99bc80)'

Output

"#Error: Entity 'Not_Existing_Entity' not found#"

Breakdown

1. 'Not_Existing_Entity(4ab5e1ee-c613-4f6c-aa02-eb478c99bc80)'
2. Acquires an object from the Not_Existing_Entity entity with the provided 'Id' --> Fail. Entity does not exist
3. Returns error.

#Error# Not existing entity object 'Id'

Input

'Public_Users(ba8469d7-4854-4ff1-a5ac-a0a60414b061)'

Output

'#Error: Entity object 'ba8469d7-4854-4ff1-a5ac-a0a60414b061' not found#'

Breakdown

1. 'Public_Users(ba8469d7-4854-4ff1-a5ac-a0a60414b061)'
2. Acquires an object of type 'User' from the Public_Users entity with the provided 'Id' --> Fail.
   Could not find an object with such an Id.
3. Returns error.