Data Operators in Rule Assembly Language

Use the following operators, as shown in the following table, when working with Siebel data types.

Operator Syntax Properties

Number

Number(A)

Converts the operand to a number. Operand can be an expression.

String

String(A)

Converts the operand to a string. Operand can be an expression.

Date

Date(A)

Converts string to a date. Operand can be an expression.

Time

Time(A)

Converts the operand to a time. Operand can be an expression.

UtcDateTime

UtcDateTime(A)

Converts the operand to the UTC date and time. Operand can be an expression.

DateTime

DateTime(A)

Converts the operand to a date and time. Operand can be an expression. Not recommended for use. Use UtcDateTime instead.

Currency

Currency(A)

Converts the operand to currency. Operand can be an expression.

Phone

Phone(A)

Converts the operand to a phone number. Operand cannot be an expression. Can be used only with Equals (==) and Not Equal To (!=) operators to compare two phone numbers.