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Functions

Use functions

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WhenĀ mapping itemsļ»æ, you can use functions to create complex formulas. The functions available in are similar to functions in Excel or those in other programming languages. The functions let you perform various transformations of item values, such as converting a text to uppercase, trimming a text, converting a date into a different format, and many others.

Insert functions into fields

Functions can be inserted into fields the same way as items. Click a field to view the mapping panel.

The mapping panel contains several tabs:

Using functions
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The first tab (shown upon opening the panel) displays the items that you can map from other modules.

The other tabs contain various functions:

To insert a function into a field, click the function name or drag it to the field.

Example

When posting a new tweet with the Twitter > Create a tweetĀ module, you should not exceed Twitter's 280-character limit. Otherwise, the module throws an error. If you map a text item that can contain more than 280 characters into the module'sĀ StatusĀ field, you can use theĀ substring() function to limit the tweet to 280 characters:

Substring function
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Google Sheets functions

If you miss a function, but it is featured by Google Sheets, you may use it like this:

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In Google Sheets, create a new empty spreadsheet.

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In open your .

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Insert theĀ Google Sheets > Update a cellĀ module.

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Configure the module:

  1. Choose the newly created spreadsheet in the Spreadsheet field.
  2. Instert your formula containing the Google Sheets function into the Value field.
Value field
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Insert theĀ Google Sheets > Get a cellĀ module to obtain the calculated result.

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Configure the module. Fill in the sameĀ CellĀ ID as you filled in step 4.

Cell ID
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