runtimetypeof() Function

Function

runtimetypeof( value )

Returns the numerical representation of an Appian system data type when used during process execution.

Keyword	Type	Description
`value`	Any Type	The value to be inquired for type. For example, typename(runtimetypeof(topeople(123))) might return "Group".

Integer

typename(runtimetypeof(topeople(123))) returns Group

if(runtimetypeof(topeople(loggedInUser())) = type!User, "You're a User", "You're a Group") returns You're a User

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible

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