a!automationType Function

Function

a!automationType( automationIds )

Returns the automation type for the automation identifier provided, translated according to the user’s language preferences.

See also: a!automationId()

Parameters

Returns

List of Text

Usage considerations

Use a!automationType() to display the automation type for the given automation identifier. The automation type represents the automation that completed a record event.

You can use a!automationType() wherever you want to display the name for the automation type, like a chart or the details parameter of the event history list component. The automation type is automatically translated according to the user's language preferences.

The following table lists the each automation type and its corresponding identifier:

Examples

Retrieving an event automation type

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a!automationType(1)

Returns {"None (User)"}.

Displaying automation types in an event history list

You could use the following expression in the details parameter of the a!eventData() function to display the automation type that completed an an order.

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if(
  isNullOrEmpty(recordType!Order Event History.fields.user),
  a!automationType(recordType!Order Event History.fields.automationId) & " completed this order."
  {}
)

If the event was completed by robotic process automation, for example, this returns RPA completed this order.

Feature compatibility

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