Subroutines for complex User Symbolic fields

Learn which subroutine and argument to use in your complex User Symbolic field.

Subroutines for general use

Your goal	Subroutine	Argument
Separate an authority term’s hierarchy	AU_USER_SYM_EXPLODE	-
Display part of an authority term's hierarchy	AU_USER_SYM_HIERARCHY	-
Display narrower terms	AU_USER_SYM_SUBSET	-
Extract data from a row in a table	USER_SYM_SUBROUTINE	EXTRACT.AMV
Extract records related to a role	USER_SYM_SUBROUTINE	EXTRACT.ROLES
Join fields together	USER_SYM_SUBROUTINE	MULTI.FIELDS
Report on a different field if the first field is empty	USER_SYM_SUBROUTINE	TWO.FIELDS
Shorten or truncate a field	USER_SYM_SUBROUTINE	TRUNCATE
Specify PDF locations on your network	USER_SYM_SUBROUTINE	DOC.PATH
Add a phrase to every record in a report	USER_SYM_SUBROUTINE	FIXED.LITERAL
Show all costs associated with a task	USER_SYM_SUBROUTINE	COSTS
Evaluate Visual Basic Script expressions	USER_SYM_EVALVB	-

Subroutines for Object records

Your goal	Subroutine	Argument
Extract an object's measurement details	USER_SYM_SUBROUTINE	OB.ME
Calculate an object's time in a location	LC_SYM_DURATION	-
List all other works by a Primary Maker	USER_SYM_SUBROUTINE	PROD.PRI.PERSON.WORK

Subroutines for Person records

Your goal	Subroutine	Argument
Create a custom Person name format	USER_SYM_SUBROUTINE	PERSON.NAME

Subroutines for Activity files

Your goal	Subroutine	Argument
Extract the current related activity	USER_SYM_ACT	CURRENT.ACT
Return the last related activity	USER_SYM_ACT	LAST.ACT
Return related activities based on their procedural status	USER_SYM_ACT	CURRENT.ACT.BY.STATUS
Return the current location of related objects	USER_SYM_ACT	OB.CURR.LOC
Return the total value of related objects	USER_SYM_ACT	TOTAL.VALUES
Display all Exhibition Concepts linked to an Exhibition Venue	USER_SYM_ACT	EXH