Regular expression

6 years ago
22 November 2017
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tapologo
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Hello everyone.

I need help with a regular expression that extracts comments only from the LastApproverComments variable. I tried below () but it doesn't trim out the part with outcome, date and time.

Here's the regular expression I used: .*NotsRequired).*

And the string:

John Doe (Approve) 21/11/2017 2:48 PM - 21/11/2017 2:48 PM
(John Doe) I want only this comment to appear
Michael Jackson (Not Required) 11/2/2015 2:48 PM -
Mike William (Not Required) 21/11/2017 2:48 PM -
Paul Smith (Not Required) 21/11/2017 2:48 PM -

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Use below steps.

1. Set Variable.

2. Regular Expression.

3. Regular Expression.

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Thanks for your response Lakshmi C‌. Your solution works, but I also want to show the name of the person who commented.

For example, from below comment,

John Doe (Approve) 21/11/2017 2:48 PM - 21/11/2017 2:48 PM
(John Doe) I want only this comment to appear
Michael Jackson (Not Required) 11/2/2015 2:48 PM -
Mike William (Not Required) 21/11/2017 2:48 PM -
Paul Smith (Not Required) 21/11/2017 2:48 PM -

I want to remain with

(John Doe) I want only this comment to appear

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Method 1 - you can use 'Set Variable' action like below.

You can use 'Last Task Respondent Display Name' or 'Initiator's Display Name' then append with your formatted 'Approve Comments' workflow variable.

Method 2

Step 1:

Step 2:

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Great! This is exactly what I wanted. Thanks ‌

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