New Expression Methods for Boolean, Integer, and String Values

Additional expression methods are available to convert Boolean, Integer, and String values to a different data type and to perform mathematical operations on Numeric String values.  The Format method can be used on Boolean values to convert them to a formatted string.  The ToNumericString method can be used to convert Integer and String values to a numeric string.   The Add and Subtract methods allow for addition and subtraction on a Numeric String value.

Business Benefit: Boolean values can be converted for output in derived String properties.  Integer and String values can be converted to numeric strings to apply zero padding and increment or decrement the values.

Key Resources

• Strings, Numeric Strings, and Sequence Data Types in Administering and Working with Enterprise Data Management
• Boolean Data Types in Administering and Working with Enterprise Data Management