Using the Copy function, you can copy a section of a text by specifying the minimum and maximum of that value. This formula is useful when you have a field length limitation in the destination system.
Example 1:
The value of the field "Name" is: Rapidi A/S##COPY("Name", 0, 6)
It will transfer the first 6 characters from the source field "Name". And the result value will be Rapidi ( since length is set up to a maximum of 6 characters.##COPY("Name", 7, 9)
It will transfer characters from position 7 to 9. In this scenario, the result value will be A/S since the length is between the last 7 and 9 characters.
Example 2:
In this example the FieldType in the Source and Destination fields does not match:Source Fieldtype = VarChar: Value = KKK1243000Destination FieldType = Integer: ##COPY(FieldName, 3, 7);Returns the value = 1243000which is compatible with the integer datatype. In some cases you need to add a TOINTEGER formula to ensure that values are compared correctly during transfer, or if you need to calculate on the field: ##TOINTEGER(COPY(FieldName, 3, 7))
Example 3:
The formula ##COPY("BillingCity",0,29) will transfer the first 29 characters from the source field "BillingCity".