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GetSystemSetting Function

GetSystemSetting (settingName as String) as Object

Category: Common
Description: Returns the value for the entered system setting, where the value type is determined by the selected system setting.
Supported Context: BusinessRules
Parameters:  
settingName as String Represents a reference to a system setting, to access the system settings names click on the "pick lists" tab in the formula function helper
Returned value as Object Returns the value of the system setting specified in the "settingName" parameter
Example #1

Set a workflow rule that will send an email to the Organization support user when a new object is added to the system. The evaluation criteria of this rule should include the Get System Settings function to verify that the system is enabled to send alerts via email.

GetSystemSettings('Send Alerts via Email')