Functions In Informatica PowerCenter 6.

Declaration

We hereby declare that this document is based on our personal experiences and
experiences of our project members in our Project MHRSINFO. To the best of our
knowledge, this document does not contain any material that infringes the copyrights
of any other individual or organization including the customers of Infosys.

Nandhakumar Arunachalam,
Prabhakaran C
MHRSINFO Project
Date: 31 January, 2004

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Acknowledgements

We take immense pleasure in expressing our gratitude to our Project Managers

Mr.Dhinakaran and Mr.Lakshmi Narasimhan CR, under whose leadership we are
executing the project MHRSINFO.

Loads of thanks to our Module Leader, Ms.Ragini Panjwani who guided us in learning
Informatica and completing this BOK.

We also take this opportunity to thank our teammates who provided many of the
inputs to create this BOK.

Thank You,

Nandhakumar Arunachalam

mailto: Nandhakumar_A@infosys.com

Prabhakaran C

mailto: Prabhakaran_C@infosys.com

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 INDEX

Declaration..........................................................................................................................1
Acknowledgements.............................................................................................................2
Introduction.........................................................................................................................4
1 Character Functions:.........................................................................................................5
1.1 LENGTH:..................................................................................................................5
1.2 LPAD:........................................................................................................................5
1.3 LTRIM:......................................................................................................................5
1.4 RPAD:........................................................................................................................6
1.5 RTRIM:......................................................................................................................6
1.6 SUBSTR:...................................................................................................................7
2 Conversion Functions:......................................................................................................7
2.1 TO_CHAR:................................................................................................................7
2.2 TO_DATE:.................................................................................................................8
2.3 TO_DECIMAL:.........................................................................................................9
2.4 TO_FLOAT:...............................................................................................................9
2.5 TO_INTEGER:..........................................................................................................9
3 Date Functions:...............................................................................................................10
3.1 ADD_TO_DATE .....................................................................................................10
3.2 DATE_COMPARE .................................................................................................11
3.3 DATE_DIFF ............................................................................................................11
3.4 GET_DATE_PART ...........................................................................................12
3.5 LAST_DAY ............................................................................................................12
3.6 MAX .......................................................................................................................13
3.7 MIN .........................................................................................................................13
3.8 ROUND ..................................................................................................................14
3.9 SET_DATE_PART ..................................................................................................14
3.10 TRUNC .................................................................................................................14
4 Special Functions:...........................................................................................................15
4.1 DECODE ................................................................................................................15
4.2 IIF ............................................................................................................................15
4.3 ERROR:...................................................................................................................16
4.4 LOOKUP:................................................................................................................17
5 Test Functions:................................................................................................................17
5.1 ISNULL ..................................................................................................................17
5.2 IS_DATE .................................................................................................................17
5.3 IS_NUMBER ..........................................................................................................18
5.4 IS_SPACES .............................................................................................................18

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 Introduction

Informatica PowerCenter 6.2 is the most efficient tool in Data Warehousing. It highly
reduces manual efforts and provides efficient outputs.

Thanks to the various functions provided in Informatica, it is easy to learn and also user-
friendly. The Functions in Informatica PowerCenter 6.2 are very much helpful in reducing
human efforts to a large extent and also in evolving at the perfect solutions.

There are a number of Functions in Informatica PowerCenter 6.2 such as Character Functions,
Conversion Functions, Date Functions, Numerical Functions, Scientific Functions, Special
Functions, Test Functions, Variable Functions and Lookup Functions.

Of these functions, this BOK explains only those functions, which we frequently used
in our Project. These tips are mainly based on our experience and some of them are
also collected from the Informatica Help Manual.

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1 Character Functions:

1.1 LENGTH:
The LENGTH function returns the number of characters in a string, including trailing
blanks. It is available in the Designer and the Workflow Manager.
LENGTH (string)
Example: The following expression returns the length of each customer name:
LENGTH (CUSTOMER_NAME)

CUSTOMER_NAME RETURN VALUE

Leonardo 8

NULL NULL

Edwin Britto 12

1.2 LPAD:
The LPAD function adds a set of blanks or characters to the beginning of a string, to
set a string to a specified length. It is available in the Designer and the Workflow
Manager.
LPAD (first_string, length [, second_string])
Example: The following expression standardizes numbers to five digits by padding
them with leading zeros.
LPAD (NUM, 5, '0')

NUM RETURN VALUE

1 00001

250 00250

1.3 LTRIM:
The LTRIM function removes blanks or characters from the beginning of a string. It is
available in the Designer and the Workflow Manager.
LTRIM (string [, trim_set])
LTRIM (string) removes the leading spaces or blanks from the string. When LTRIM
function is used with a trim set, which is optional, it removes the characters in the
trim set from the string.

Example: The following expression removes the leading zeroes in the port
ITEM_CODE.
LTRIM (ITEM_CODE,'0')

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ITEM_CODE RETURN VALUE

006 6

0803 803

* The LTRIM function can be nested when needed to remove multiple characters.

1.4 RPAD:
The RPAD function converts a string to a specified length by adding blanks or
characters to the end of the string. It is available in the Designer and the Workflow
Manager.
RPAD( first_string, length [, second_string ] )
Example: The following expression returns the string with a length of 5 characters,
appending the string ':' to the end of each word:
RPAD (WORD, 5, ':’)

WORD RETURN VALUE

Date Date:

Time Time:

1.5 RTRIM:
The RTRIM function removes blanks or characters from the end of a string. It is
available in the Designer and the Workflow Manager.
RTRIM (string [, trim_set])
The RTRIM function can be combined with the LENGTH function if the trailing blanks
are to be ignored. It can also be nested when needed to remove multiple characters.
RTRIM (string) removes the trailing spaces or blanks from the string. When RTRIM
function is used with a trimset, which is optional, it removes the characters in the
trimset from the string.
For example,
RTRIM (ITEM_CODE,'10')
The above expression removes the characters 10 in the port ITEM_CODE.

ITEM_CODE RETURN VALUE

0610 06

380 38

In the second example the function removes the trailing zero since the RTRIM
compares the first character in the trimset with the last character of the string, since

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it does not match it takes the second character in the trimset and compares with last
character of the string. Since it matches it removes it.

1.6 SUBSTR:
The SUBSTR function returns a portion of a string. It is available in the Designer and
the Workflow Manager.
SUBSTR( string, start [, length ] )
The SUBSTR may not give the desired result if the string on which it is used is not
trimmed. Though it is always a good practice to trim the strings before using them in
any expression, it becomes extremely important to trim them if they are used in a
SUBSTR function.
For example, if there is a function
SUBSTR (NAME, 2,2)
It will not return the 2,3 characters of the NAME if the port has leading spaces. In this
case LTRIM becomes essential.
SUBSTR(LTRIM(NAME),2,2)
The SUBSTR function can also be used to get the last few characters as described
below.
SUBSTR(NAME,-3,3)
This function will return the last three characters of the string. But it may not return
the required last three characters if the port has trailing blanks, hence RTRIM is
essential.
SUBSTR(RTRIM(NAME),-3,3)
Hence it is always better to trim the strings before using them in a SUBSTR function.
SUBSTR(LTRIM(RTRIM(NAME)),3,2)
The above expression will get the 3,4 character of the port NAME irrespective of
whether the port has leading or trailing blanks or not.

2 Conversion Functions:

2.1 TO_CHAR:
The TO_CHAR function converts numeric values and dates to text strings. It is
available in the Designer and the Workflow Manager.
TO_CHAR( numeric_value )
TO_CHAR (date [, format ] )
Example : The following expression converts the values in the SALES port to text:
TO_CHAR (SALES )

SALES RETURN VALUE

1800.03 '1800.03'

-22.57891 '-22.57891'

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The following expression converts the dates in the DATE_PROMISED port to text in the
format MON DD YYYY:
TO_CHAR (DATE_PROMISED, 'MON DD YYYY' )

DATE_PROMISED RETURN VALUE

Apr 1 1998 12:00:10AM 'Apr 01 1998'

If we omit the format_string argument, TO_CHAR returns a string in the default date
format ‘MM/DD/YYYY’.

We can use Conversion functions with DATE functions in order to do some

calculations.
The following composite expression converts the string DATE_PROMISED to date,
adds 1 to it and then converts the same to text string with the format YYYYMMDD.
TO_CHAR(ADD_TO_DATE(TO_DATE(DATE_PROMISED),'DD',1),'YYYYMMDD')

Test functions can also be used with Conversion functions.

The following expression uses IS_DATE along with TO_CHAR.
IS_DATE(TO_CHAR(DATE_PROMISED,'YYYYMMDD'))

* TO_CHAR returns NULL if invalid Date is passed to the function.

2.2 TO_DATE:
The TO_DATE function converts a character string to a date datatype in the same
format as the character string. It is available in the Designer and the Workflow
Manager.
TO_DATE( string [, format ] )
Example : The following expression returns date values for the strings in the
DATE_PROMISED port. TO_DATE always returns a date and time. If we pass a string
that does not have a time value, the date returned always includes the time
00:00:00. If we execute a session in the twentieth century, the century will be 19.
The current year on the machine running the Informatica Server is 1998:
TO_DATE( DATE_PROMISED, 'MM/DD/YY' )

DATE_PROMISED RETURN VALUE

'12/28/81' Dec 28 1981 00:00:00

NULL NULL

The format of the string must exactly be the format given in the TO_DATE function.
* TO_DATE function fails if invalid date entries are given. To avoid this we must use
IS_DATE function to check if the string has a valid date to be converted.

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 2.3 TO_DECIMAL:
The TO_DECIMAL function converts any value (except binary) to a decimal. It is
available in the Designer.
TO_DECIMAL( value [, scale ] )
Example : This expression uses values from the port IN_TAX. The datatype is decimal
with precision of 10 and scale of 3:
TO_DECIMAL( IN_TAX, 3 )

IN_TAX RETURN VALUE

'15.6789' 15.678

NULL NULL

'A12.3Grove' 0

We can also use two conversion functions together in a single expression.

The following expression uses the functions TO_DECIMAL and TO_CHAR.
TO_DECIMAL(TO_CHAR(DATE_PROMISED,'YYYYMMDD'))

2.4 TO_FLOAT:
The TO_FLOAT function converts any value (except binary) to a double-precision
floating point number (the Double datatype). It is available in the Designer and the
Workflow Manager.
TO_FLOAT( value )
Example : This expression uses values from the port IN_TAX:
TO_FLOAT( IN_TAX )

IN_TAX RETURN VALUE

'15.6789' 15.6789

NULL NULL

2.5 TO_INTEGER:
The TO_INTEGER function converts any value (except binary) to an integer by
rounding the decimal portion of a value. It is available in the Designer and the
Workflow Manager.
TO_INTEGER( value )
Example : This expression uses values from the port IN_TAX:
TO_INTEGER( IN_TAX )

IN_TAX RETURN VALUE

'15.6789' 16

'60.2' 60

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3 Date Functions:
Date Format Strings in the Transformation Reference
D, DD, DDD, DAY, DY, J
Days (01-31). We can use any of these format strings to specify the entire day portion
of a date. For example, if we pass 12-APR-1997 to a date function, we can use any of
these format strings specify 12.
HH, HH12, HH24
Hour of day (0 to 23), where zero is 12 AM (midnight). We can use any of these
formats to specify the entire hour portion of a date. For example, if we pass the date
12-APR-1997 2:01:32 PM, we can use HH, HH12, or HH24 to specify the hour portion
of the date.
MI
Minutes.
MM, MON, MONTH
Month portion of date (0 to 59). We can use any of these format strings to specify the
entire month portion of a date. For example, if we pass 12-APR-1997 to a date
function, we can use MM, MON, or MONTH to specify APR.
SS , SSSS
Second portion of date (0 to 59).
Y, YY, YYY, YYYY , RR
Year portion of date (1753 to 9999). We can use any of these format strings to specify
the entire year portion of a date. For example, if we pass 12-APR-1997 to a date
function, we can use Y, YY, YYY, or YYYY to specify 1997.

3.1 ADD_TO_DATE
The ADD_TO_DATE function adds a specified amount to one part of a date/time value,
and returns a date in the same format as the specified date.
Note: If we do not specify the year as YYYY, the Informatica Server assumes the date
is in the current century. It is available in the Designer and the Workflow Manager.
ADD_TO_DATE( date, format, amount )
Example : The following expression adds one month to each date in the
DATE_SHIPPED port. If we pass a value that creates a day that does not exist in a
particular month, the Informatica Server returns the last day of the month. For
example, if we add one month to Jan 31 1998, the Informatica Server returns Feb 28
1998.
Also note, ADD_TO_DATE recognizes leap years and adds one month to Jan 29 2000:
ADD_TO_DATE( DATE_SHIPPED, 'MM', 1 )

DATE_SHIPPED RETURN VALUE

Jan 12 1998 12:00:30AM Feb 12 1998 12:00:30AM

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The following expression subtracts 10 days from each date in the DATE_SHIPPED port:
ADD_TO_DATE( DATE_SHIPPED, 'D', -10 )

DATE_SHIPPED RETURN VALUE

Jan 1 1997 12:00:30AM Dec 22 1996 12:00AM

The following expression subtracts 15 hours from each date in the DATE_SHIPPED
port:
ADD_TO_DATE( DATE_SHIPPED, 'HH', -15 )

DATE_SHIPPED RETURN VALUE

Jan 1 1997 12:00:30AM Dec 31 1996 9:00:30AM

In ADD_TO_DATE function, if the argument passed evaluates to a date that does not
exist in a particular month, the Informatica Server returns the last day of the month.
The following expression reveals this.
ADD_TO_DATE( DATE_SHIPPED, 'MON', 3 )

DATE_SHIPPED RETURN VALUE

Jan 31 1998 6:24:45PM Apr 30 1998 6:24:45PM

3.2 DATE_COMPARE
The DATE_COMPARE function returns a value indicating the earlier of two dates. It is
available in the Designer and the Workflow Manager.
DATE_COMPARE( date1, date2 )
Example : The following expression compares each date in the DATE_PROMISED and
DATE_SHIPPED ports, and returns an integer indicating which date is earlier:
DA DATE_COMPARE ( DATE_PROMISED, DATE_SHIPPED )

DATE_PROMISED DATE_SHIPPED RETURN VALUE

Jan 1 1997 Jan 13 1997 -1

Feb 1 1997 Feb 1 1997 0

Dec 22 1997 Dec 15 1997 1

3.3 DATE_DIFF
The DATE_DIFF function returns the length of time between two dates, measured in
the specified increment (years, months, days, hours, minutes, or seconds). It is
available in the Designer and the Workflow Manager.
DATE_DIFF( date1, date2, format )

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Example: The following expressions return the number of days between the
DATE_PROMISED and the DATE_SHIPPED ports:
DATE_DIFF DATE_DIFF ( DATE_PROMISED, DATE_SHIPPED, 'D' )
DATE_DIFF DATE_DIFF ( DATE_PROMISED, DATE_SHIPPED, 'DD' )

DATE_PROMISED DATE_SHIPPED RETURN VALUE

Jan 1 1997 12:00:00AM Mar 29 1997 12:00:00PM -87.5

Mar 29 1997 12:00:00PM Jan 1 1997 12:00:00AM 87.5

We can combine DATE functions and TEST functions so as to validate the dates.
For example, while using the DATE functions like DATE_COMPARE and DATE_DIFF, the
dates given as inputs can be validated using the TEST function IS_DATE and then
passed to them if valid.

3.4 GET_DATE_PART
The GET_DATE_PART function returns the specified part of a date as an integer value,
based on the default date format of MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI:SS. It is available in the
Designer and the Workflow Manager.
GET_DATE_PART( date, format )
Example: The following expressions return the day for each date in the
DATE_SHIPPED port:
GE GET_DATE_PART ( DATE_SHIPPED, 'D' )
GEGET_DATE_PART ( DATE_SHIPPED, 'DD' )

DATE_SHIPPED RETURN VALUE

Mar 13 1997 12:00:00AM 13

June 3 1997 11:30:44PM 3

NULL NULL

3.5 LAST_DAY
The LAST_DAY function returns the date of the last day of the month for each date in
a port. It is available in the Designer and the Workflow Manager.
LAST_DAY( date )
Example : The following expression returns the last day of the month for each date in
the ORDER_DATE port:
LAST_DAY( ORDER_DATE )

ORDER_DATE RETURN VALUE

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Apr 1 1998 12:00:00AM Apr 30 1998 12:00:00AM

Jan 6 1998 12:00:00AM Jan 31 1998 12:00:00AM

DATE functions combine with Conversion functions also.
The following expression has LAST_DAY and TO_DATE functions nested or combined
together.
LAST_DAY( TO_DATE( GIVEN_DATE, 'DD-MON-YY' ))

3.6 MAX
The MAX function returns the latest date found in a group. It is available in the
Designer.
MAX( date, filter_condition )
We can return the maximum date for a port or group.
Example: The following expression returns the maximum order date for flashlights:
MAX( ORDERDATE, ITEM_NAME='Flashlight' )

ITEM_NAME ORDER_DATE

Flashlight Apr 20 1998

Regulator System May 15 1998

Flashlight Sep 21 1998

Diving Hood Aug 18 1998

Halogen Flashlight Feb 1 1998

Flashlight Oct 10 1998

RETURN VALUE: Oct 10 1998

3.7 MIN
The MIN function returns the earliest date found in a group. It is available in the
Designer.
MIN( date, filter_condition )
Example: The following expression returns the oldest order date for flashlights:
MIN( ORDER_DATE, ITEM_NAME='Flashlight' )

ITEM_NAME ORDER_DATE

Flashlight Apr 20 1998

Regulator System May 15 1998

Flashlight Sep 21 1998

Diving Hood Aug 18 1998

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Halogen Flashlight Feb 1 1998

Flashlight Oct 10 1998

RETURN VALUE: Feb 1 1998

3.8 ROUND
The ROUND function rounds one part of a date. It is available in the Designer and the
Workflow Manager.
ROUND( date [, format ] )
Example: The following expressions round the month portion of each date in the
DATE_SHIPPED port.
ROUND( DATE_SHIPPED, 'MM' )
ROUND( DATE_SHIPPED, 'MON' )

DATE_SHIPPED RETURN VALUE

Jan 15 1998 2:10:30AM Jan 1 1998 12:00:00AM

Similarly the ROUND function can be used to round off Year, Day or Time portions.

3.9 SET_DATE_PART
The SET_DATE_PART function sets one part of a date/time value to a specified value.
It is available in the Designer and the Workflow Manager.
SET_DATE_PART( date, format, value )
Example: The following expressions change the month to June for the dates in the
DATE_PROMISED port. The Informatica Server displays an error when we try to create
a date that does not exist, such as changing March 31 to June 31:
SET_DATE_PART( DATE_PROMISED, 'MM', 6 )
SET_DATE_PART( DATE_PROMISED, 'MON', 6 )

DATE_PROMISED RETURN VALUE

Jan 1 1997 12:15:56AM Jun 1 1997 12:15:56AM

NULL NULL

Similarly the SET_DATE_PART function can be used to round off Year, Day or Time
portions.

3.10 TRUNC
The TRUNC function truncates dates to a specific year, month, day, hour, or minute.
It is available in the Designer and the Workflow Manager.

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 TRUNC( date [, format ] )
Example: The following expressions truncate the year portion of dates in the
DATE_SHIPPED port:
TRUNC( DATE_SHIPPED, 'Y' )
TRUNC( DATE_SHIPPED, 'YY' )

DATE_SHIPPED RETURN VALUE

Jan 15 1998 2:10:30AM Jan 1 1998 12:00:00AM

Similarly the TRUNC function can be used to truncate Month , Day or Time portions.
The functions TRUNC & ROUND can be nested in order to manipulate dates.

4 Special Functions:

4.1 DECODE
The DECODE function searches a port for the specified value. It is available in the
Designer and the Workflow Manager.
DECODE( value, first_search, first_result [, second_search, second_result ]…[,
default ] )
Example: We might use DECODE in an expression that searches for a particular
ITEM_ID and returns the ITEM_NAME:
DECODE( ITEM_ID, 10, 'Flashlight',
14, 'Regulator',
20, 'Knife',
40, 'Tank',
'NONE' )

ITEM_ID RETURN VALUE

10 Flashlight

14 Regulator

17 NONE

4.2 IIF
The IIF function returns one of two values we specify, based on the results of a
condition. It is available in the Designer and the Workflow Manager.
IIF( condition, value2 [, value2 ] )
Example : IIF( SALES < 100, 0, SALARY )

SALES SALARY RETURN VALUE

150 50,000.00 50,000

50 20,000.00 0

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NULL 50,000.41 50,000

IIF functions can be nested if there is more than one condition to be tested. But it is
always a better option to go for DECODE function when the number of conditions is
large since DECODE function is less costlier compared to IIF function.
For example consider the following expression
IIF(MARKS>=90,'A',
(IIF(MARKS>= 75,'B',
(IIF(MARKS>=65,'C',
(IIF(MARKS>=55,'D',
IIF(MARKS>=45,'E',
'F'))))))))
The same result can be obtained with
DECODE(TRUE,
MARKS>=90,'A',
MARKS>=75,'B',
MARKS>=65,'C',
MARKS>=55,'D',
MARKS>=45,'E',
'F')

When the number of conditions increase we will be able to appreciate the simplicity
of the DECODE function and the complexity of the IIF function.
In both the cases , If MARKS>90 it will return 'A' though it satisfies all the
conditions given. It is because it returns when the first condition is satisfied.
Therefore even if a port satisfies two or more the conditions it will take only the first
one. Therefore Ordering is important in IIF and DECODE functions.

4.3 ERROR:
The ERROR function causes the Informatica Server to skip a record and throws an
error message defined by the user. It is available in the Designer.
ERROR( string )
Example : The following example shows how you can reference a mapping that
calculates the average salary for employees in all departments of your company, but
skips negative values. The following expression nests the ERROR function in an IIF
expression so that if the Informatica Server finds a negative salary in the Salary port,
it skips the row and displays an error:
IIF( SALARY < 0, ERROR ('Error. Negative salary found. Row skipped.', EMP_SALARY )

SALARY RETURN VALUE

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10000 10000

'Error. Negative salary found. Row

-15000
skipped.'

The below example combines two special functions, a test Function and a conversion
function.

IIF(IS_DATE(DATE_PROMISED,'MM/DD/YY'),TO_DATE(DATE_PROMISED),ERROR('Invalid
Date'))

4.4 LOOKUP:
The LOOKUP function searches for a particular value in a lookup source column. It is
available in the Designer.
LOOKUP( result, search1, value1 [, search2, value2]… )

Example : The following expression searches the lookup source :TD.SALES for a
specific item ID and price, and returns the item name if both searches find a match:
LOOKUP( :TD.SALES.ITEM_NAME, :TD.SALES.ITEM_ID, 10, :TD.SALES.PRICE, 15.99 )

ITEM_NAME ITEM_ID PRICE

Regulator 5 100.00

Flashlight 10 15.99

5 Test Functions:

5.1 ISNULL
The ISNULL function returns whether a value is NULL. It is available in the Designer
and the Workflow Manager.
ISNULL( value )
Example : The following example checks for null values in the items table:
ISNULL ISNULL ( ITEM_NAME )

ITEM_NAME RETURN VALUE

Flashlight 0 (FALSE)

NULL 1 (TRUE)

'' 0 (FALSE) Empty string is not NULL

5.2 IS_DATE
The IS_DATE function returns whether a value is a valid date. It is available in the
Designer and the Workflow Manager.

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 IS_DATE( value )
Example : The following expression checks the INVOICE_DATE port for valid dates:
IS_DATE( INVOICE_DATE )
This expression returns data similar to the following:

INVOICE_DATE RETURN VALUE

NULL NULL

180 0 (FALSE)

'04/01/98' 0 (FALSE)

'04/01/1998 00:12:15' 1 (TRUE)

'02/31/1998 12:13:55' 0 (FALSE) (February does not have 31 days)

'John Smith' 0 (FALSE)

This function can also be used to validate a date for a specified format for which the
syntax is
IS_DATE( value, format )
If the format is not specified, ‘MM/DD/YYYY’ is taken as the default format.

5.3 IS_NUMBER
The IS_NUMBER returns whether a string is a valid number. It is available in the
Designer and the Workflow Manager.
IS_NUMBER( value )
Example : The following expression checks the ITEM_PRICE port for valid numbers:
IS_NUMBER( ITEM_PRICE )

ITEM_PRICE RETURN VALUE

123.00 1 (True)

-3.45e+3 1 (True)

'' 0 (False) Empty string

+123abc 0 (False)

ABC 0 (False)

-ABC 0 (False)

NULL NULL

5.4 IS_SPACES
The IS_SPACES function returns whether a value consists entirely of spaces. It is
available in the Designer and the Workflow Manager.

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 IS_SPACES( value )

Example : The following expression checks the ITEM_NAME port for rows that consist
entirely of spaces:
IS_SPACES IS_SPACES ( ITEM_NAME )

ITEM_NAME RETURN VALUE

Flashlight 0 (False)

1 (True)

Regulator
0 (False)
system

For further details contact

Ms. Ragini Panjwani

Infosys Technologies Limited

Phone : 91 44 24509530 Extn : 82377

Email : Ragini_Panjwani@infosys.com

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