Built-in Functions

Introduction

This guide explains what built-in functions there are in Rulecube and how to use them.

Rulecube has many built-in functions ready to use for you and grouped them into these categories:

  • Global

  • Finance

  • HTTP

  • Mail

  • MongoDB

  • SQL

  • Statistics

  • Workflow

  • System

  • Array

  • Date

For example, in the Finance group, you have the pv function for calculating the present value of a loan or investment. And in the Statistics group, you'll find the mean and median functions.

To discover what's available, the best way is to click on the icon and then on "Documentation". This will open the Rulecube Manual.

Alternatively you can access this Manual from any code editor, like when editing a Rule:

Procedure

Let's say you want to calculate the VAT amount from an amount that includes the VAT. The resulting VAT amount can have several decimal places, but for a neat presentation, you want to limit the decimal places to two. Rulecube has the ROUND function for this:

  1. Create a ruleset named VAT_calculator.

  2. Create an input named AmountIncludingVAT and set its Type to number.

  3. Create a rule named ExtractVAT and set its Type to number and the Expression to: 

    ROUND(AmountIncludingVAT / 121 * 21, 2)

  4. Click Save and click Try it out to test the ruleset.

Additional resources

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