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
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:
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 |
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Display Name |
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Description |
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Regular Expression
Configures a regular expression.

Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Regex Syntax |
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Perform Regex Match on Below Text |
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Match Result |
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