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Escaping Braces

Opening and closing braces {} are interpreted as starting and ending a placeholder item. As a consequence, to display braces escape sequences must be used specifying the back slash if braces are part of the fixed text, an escape sequence must be used \{ or \}

Composite format string placeholders

SFHub supports a quite extensive set of placeholders, including the ability to define any valid expression; please refer to the SFHub Analytic Guide for additional details.

PlaceholderDescription
{Name}This placeholder is replaced with the name of the current element.
{Template}This placeholder is replaced with the name of the template associated with the current
{attribute.DR}This placeholder, ending with .DR, is replaced with the name of the plugin configured for the attribute.
{attribute.UOM}This placeholder, ending with .UOM, is replaced with the name of the unit of measure.
{$Variable}
{$$Variable}
{enum}
This placeholder is replaced with the content of the analytic or element variable. If the code block is inside a for or a for each loop, the enumerator name can be specified as well.
{InputPath}This placeholder is replaced with the input path of the current element. Format: element \ element ..
{OutputPath}This placeholder is replaced with the output path of the current element. Format: element \ element ..
{AttachedPath}This placeholder is replaced with the path of the attached element.
{PreviousElement}This placeholder is replaced with the name of the previous element.
{TopElement}This placeholder is replaced with the name of the root element.
{CaseStart}
{CaseEnd}
This placeholder is replaced with the case start time or end time.
{TransferStart}
{TransferEnd}
This placeholder is replaced with the transfer start time or end time if the element is a transfer
{transfersource}
{transferdestination}
This placeholder is replaced with the transfer source element name or destination element name if the element is a transfer.
{Expression}This placeholder is replaced with the value of the expression.