Regular Expression activity

An activity that lets you use a regular expression in an app.

Configure the Regular Expression activity

To configure the Regular Expression activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Examples

(Example) Configure the Regular Expression Activity

Good to Know

In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

How to Start

Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Utilities tab.
On the Utilities tab, drag the Regular Expression activity onto your process.

Procedure

Complete the fields on the General Configuration screen.
Click Regular Expression .
Complete the fields on the Regular Expression screen.
(Optional) Click Advanced > Email Notifications .
For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Regular Expression activity.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Function: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Example: This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to: Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.
Description	Function: Specifies an optional text description for your activity. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No

Field Name

Definition

Display Name

Function:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Example:

This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:

Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:: Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:: More than one line of text.
Default Value:: None
Accepts Process Data Variables:: No

Regular Expression

Configures a regular expression.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Regex Syntax	Function: Specifies the format for your regular expression. The Regular Expression activity uses .NET syntax for regular expressions. For more information, refer to Regular Expression Language - Quick Reference. To change the regular expression, double-click Regex Syntex, and change your expression. Accepted Values: A valid regular expression. A process data variable. Default Value: None Example: Refer to: (Example) Configure the Regular Expression Activity
Perform Regex Match on Below Text	Function: Lets you specify the text to evaluate with the regular expression. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. A process data variable. A combination of text and variables. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Match Result	Function: Specifies the connection from the Match Result parameter to your process schema. Accepted Values: Click the Schema Mapping button to open the Schema Mapper screen. Use this screen to connect the result of the match to the data model for your process. The data type for the schema node must match the data type for the match result. For example, if the match can have more than one result, the mapped schema node must be repeating. Default Value: None Limitations: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?