String Expressions

String expressions are used to manipulate strings and always result in a string value.

Here are a few commonly used string expressions:  

Concatenate 2 UKG fields to create a single string value

Person.FirstName + " " + Person.LastName

This results in John Doe 

Concatenate 2 UKG fields and another string value

Person.LastName + ", " + Person.PreferredName

Person.LastName + ", " + Person.FirstName

Person.LastName + ", " + Person.PreferredFirstName

This results in Doe, John 

Concatenate a string value and a UKG field

"Department - " + Employment.OrgLevel1Code

"Department - " + Employment.Department

"Department - " + Employment.OrgLevel1Code

This results in Department - 12345

Write out a constant string value

"Welcome123"

This results in Welcome123

Return only the first letter of an employee's name.

Person.PrefferedName.Substring(0, 1)

This results in J

String expressions allow one to combine any aspect of UKG fields as well as patterns to create the ideal Active Directory attribute value.