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IsMemberOf Function

IsMemberOf (group as ObjectIdentifier, user as ObjectIdentifier) as Boolean

Category: Logical
Description: Returns a TRUE value if the specified user is a member of the selected group or profile. Note that if you have a groups and/or profiles with the same name, a value of TRUE will be returned if the selected user is a member of any one of the matching records.
Supported Context: BusinessRules
Parameters:  
group as ObjectIdentifier(UserGroup, DiscussionGroup) Represents a specific group or reference to a field that returns a group object
user as ObjectIdentifier(User) Represents a specific user or reference to a field that returns a user object
Returned value as Boolean Returns a boolean value, where "TRUE" indicates that the user specified in the "user" parameter is a member of the group specified in the "group" parameter
Example #1

Build a workflow rule that will send an email to a resource once they are assigned to a task, assuming that resource is part of your group.

IsMemberOf('US Marketing', CurrentUser())