Page Comparison

Function name

Description

Example usage

Since version

count-selected

Count the number of options selected for a multi-select value.

Value: a b c d

Map Via: count-selected

Output: 4

0.12.4

selected-at

Get the option at the given position for a multi-select value. Note: the position index is zero-indexed.

This means that to choose the first item, you need to enter 0, the second item, 1, etc.

Value: red green blue

Map Via: selected-at(2)

Output: blue

0.12.4

selected

Checks to see if a value was selected from a multi-select value. Outputs 'True' or 'False'.

Value: rash fever

Map Via: selected(fever)

Output: True

0.12.4

attachment_url

Converts a value into a URL that can be used to download attachments

Value: photo.jpg

Map Via: attachment_url

Output: https://www.commcarehq.org/a/my-domain/api/form/attachment/the-form-id/photo.jpg

0.13.2

substr

Returns the substring indexed by [first arg, second arg), where indexes start from zero. Suitable for truncating long strings to fit a column's maximum length.

Value: abcdef

Map Via: substr(2, 5)

Output: cde

1.3.2

form_url

Returns the URL to the form page on CommCare HQ (only relevant for form exports)

Value: (anything)

Map Via: form_url

Output: https://www.commcarehq.org/a/my-domain/reports/form_data/<FORM ID>/

1.4.0

case_url

Returns the URL to the case page on CommCare HQ (only relevant for case exports)

Value: (anything)

Map Via: case_url

Output: https://www.commcarehq.org/a/my-domain/reports/case_data/<CASE ID>/

1.4.0

format_uuid

Given a UUID this function returns a formatted HEX UUID. If the input value is not a UUID it will return a blank value.

Value: 00a3e0194ce1458794c50971dee2de22

Map Via: format_uuid

Output: 00a3e019-4ce1-4587-94c5-0971dee2de22

1.4.0

sha1

Create an SHA1 hash of the column value.

Value: abc

Map Via: sha1

Output: 03cfd743661f07975fa2f1220c5194cbaff48451

1.2.0

unique

Output only unique values from a list

Source expression: messages[*].phone_number

Value: ['+16355573', '+16355573', '+16355572']

Map Via: unique

Output '+16355573,+16355572'

1.7.3