Template Variables for Actions and Components

Use the Template Variable tool shown below to insert variables for:

• Actions in Components
• Actions Using Execute JavaScript

Learn more: Template Variables

AJAX and REST can be used to communicate with the platform, by writing JavaScript in an Action. The following implicit variables are available in the JavaScript:

object_id

Variable containing the identifier of the selected record

selectedRecords

Array containing the identifiers of the selected records:

• For Single Action: Array containing one element with the identifier of the selected record
• For Group Action: Array containing multiple elements with the identifiers of the selected records

Examples

Identifier of the object that the user selected:

alert("You have selected object : " + object_id);

Dialog that shows the identifier of the first selected record:

alert("You have selected Record : " + selectedRecords[0];

Lookup a Template Variable

1. Choose a Category

   Category

   Can contain any of the following:

   • Objects
   • $ObjectID
   • $GROUP_ACTION
   • $CUSTOM_CONTROL
   • Fields related to Users

2. Choose a field from the Category

   Fields

   Contains the available fields from the selected category

3. In the Variable Field, find the correct syntax for the template variable

   Copy the string and paste it into your work (as part of an Email / Print / Workflow HTML template, as Email Subject or in the Body of the message, or in an Action

   Variable field

   {$account.name}

Note: The Field Name is not same as the Field Label

Template Variables for Actions in Components

Template Variables for Actions in Components

Template Variables for Actions Using Execute JavaScript

The following JavaScript template variables are available for use in Actions using the Execute JavaScript option. Some template variables are not evaluated when the action is executed. In the following table:

• "Yes" indicates that the template variable is evaluated when the action is executed
• "--" indicates that the template variable is not evaluated when the action is executed.

A warning message is displayed when a template variable is included that is of the not evaluated type.

Category	Template Variable	Single Record	Group Action	Both Single Record	Both Group Action
Object	{$fieldname}	Yes	--	Yes	--
$AppSessionID	{$AppSessionID}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
User
	{$user.today}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	{$user.full_name}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	{$user.first_name}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	{$user.last_name}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	{$user.email}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	{$user.phone}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	{$user.city}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	{$user.state}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	{$user.zip}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	{$user.country}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	{$user.title}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	{$user.division}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	{$user.fax}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	{$user.mobile}	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes