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Working with variables/values

There are different options how values can be filled during runtime.

The described functionality can be used with:

  • Menu labels and icons

  • Menu actionValues & parameters

  • Menu URL parameters

  • Node labels and icons

Variables & Values

  • ${attributeName} -> Value of the attribute with the name attributeName of the current node record;

Usage:

"label": "Workorder ${WONUM}"
  • $parent

This feature is not supported with the mobile client

Usage:

"label": "WO-Parent is ${$parent.WONUM}"
  • $userData: data referring to users profiles fetched via the "insight-userprofile"-tree e.g.: ${$userData.personid}

Example properties:

  • personid: PersonId

  • siteid: DefSiteId

  • laborCode: LaborCode

  • defaultCraft: defaultCraft

  • defaultCraftRate: DefaultCraftRate

This feature is not supported with the openJet backend.

  • $appParams: Global key-values pairs for one installed app environment (see chapter Download strategyRequirements)

E.g.: ${$appParams.system} dev, test, prod

  • $func: special functions with a return value

Usage:

"${$func.now}"

Available functions:

  • now: returns the current date

  • nowLocal: returns the current date without timezone

  • guid: returns an autogenerated uniqueid

deviceToken

  • deviceToken: Token of the used device. On iOS and Android, the token is deliverd by the device OS and is stable. On insight-electron and Browser the token is generated by the insight client and is stable until browser cache is cleared.