Function

runtimetypeof( value )

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

Parameters

Returns

Integer

Examples

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

Returns Group.

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

Returns "You're a User".

Use with rule inputs

When using a rule input of a type that can contain a more specific type, runtimetypeof can be used to determine the type when an actual value is passed into the rule input (at runtime).

For a rule input called userOrGroup of type User or Group with value loggedinuser():

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typename(typeof(ri!userOrGroup))

Returns User or Group.

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typename(runtimetypeof(ri!userOrGroup))

Returns User.

This works similarly for rule inputs of type Document or Folder.

Feature compatibility