Difference between revisions of "Using the Template Variable Tool"

Revision as of 00:25, 16 May 2013

This tool is used to look up the names of variables that can be used in templates.
The variables are based on fields in objects:

To lookup a template variable:

Choose a Category
Category - Contains multiple categories of fields you can choose.
Choose a field from the Category
Fields - Contains the fields available in the selected category.
The variable name is displayed. For example:
Variable field: $user.full_name
Copy the variable name from the field and paste it into your template or email.

Note: The field Name is displayed. It is likely to be somewhat different from the field Label that is displayed in the GUI.

There are two date variables in the User Fields category

$today (Current Date) always shows the date in a standard format. The value on June 24, 2011 would show as "24 June, 2011".
$today_dateformatted (Current Date User Date Format) gives the date format, if any, set by the user or, by default, set for the company. For a date format of mm/dd/yyyy, the value on June 24, 2011 would show as "06/24/2011".

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 :Note: The field ''Name'' is displayed. It is likely to be somewhat different from the field ''Label'' that is displayed in the GUI.
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 There are two date variables in the User Fields category
 :* <tt>$today</tt> (Current Date) always shows the date in a standard format.  The value on June 24, 2011 would show as "24 June, 2011".
 :* <tt>$today_dateformatted</tt> (Current Date User Date Format) gives the date format, if any, set by the user or, by default, set for the company. For a date format of mm/dd/yyyy, the value on June 24, 2011 would show as "06/24/2011".