1. Rules Reference Guide
  2. Data mappings
  3. Methods for data sets
  4. Section(Sections, Integer)

Section(Sections, Integer)

Characteristic Description
Icon
Icon for methods
Availability

When the Section and Section Indexstandard data dimensions are selected for the data set.

Note:

The Section Index standard data dimension is required for data sets that contain repeating sections.

Returns

A data set subset with data from only the section.

Syntax

NameOfDataSet.Section(Sections.section, sectionIndex)

Parameters
  • Parameter—section.
  • Definition—Section on which to filter.
  • Data type—Integer.

–
  • Parameter—sectionIndex.
  • Definition—Index of the repeating section, from 0 to a maximum value, which equals the count of the repeating section instances.
  • Data type—Integer.

Parent topic: Methods for data sets