Overview of Entity Functions

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To obtain entities and access their records and attributes in the Expression Editor , there is an Entity Function automatically provided when defining the entities:

Get<Entity Name>(Id) : Gets a row from the Entity. How?

There is also a Get<Entity> entity action which can be used in action flows .

The next picture presents the entity function for the entity User:

How to use an entity function:

Simply drag the entity function, the entity record, or the entity attribute, from the folder Entity Functions , in the Scope Tree of the Expression Editor, and drop it in the Edit area.

An entity function has:

Input parameters : Instantiated when the expression is evaluated.
Output parameters : You can access in the following ways:
- To access the entity record, type directly Get<Entity Name>(EntityIdVar) . <Entity Name> as, for example: GetUser(MyUserId).User

- To access the entity attributes, type directly Get<Entity Name>(EntityIdVar) . <Entity Name>.<Entity Attribute> as, for example: GetUser(MyUserId).User.Name