ConcatFormat
This Script is part of the Filters And Transformers Pack.#
Supported versions
Supported Cortex XSOAR versions: 6.5.0 and later.
Returns a string concatenated with given prefix & suffix which supports DT expressions.
Script Data#
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Script Type | python3 |
| Tags | transformer, general, string |
| Cortex XSOAR Version | 6.5.0 |
Inputs#
| Argument Name | Description |
|---|---|
| value | The text to be concatenated with prefix & suffix |
| prefix | A prefix to concat to the start of the argument |
| suffix | A prefix to concat to the end of the argument |
| ctx_data | Context Data: Input . (single dot) on `From previous tasks` to enable to extract the context data. |
| ctx_inputs | `inputs` context: Input 'inputs' (no quotation) on `From previous tasks` to enable ${inputs.} expression in DT. |
| ctx_inc | `demisto` context: Input 'incident' (no quotation) on `From previous tasks` to enable ${incident.} expression in DT. |
| variable_markers | The pair of start and end markers to bracket a variable name |
| keep_symbol_to_null | Set to true not to replace a value if the variable is null, otherwise false. |
Outputs#
There are no outputs for this script.
Getting Started#
The transformer concatenates prefix and suffix which supports DT expressions to the string.
Examples#
Build an email address from a user ID by appending a domain#
Parameters#
| Argument Name | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| value | jdoe | |
| prefix | ||
| suffix | @${domain} | |
| ctx_data | . | Make sure that From previous tasks is selected |
| ctx_inputs | ||
| ctx_inc | ||
| variable_markers | ||
| keep_symbol_to_null |
Context Data#
Output#
Build an email address by adding a user ID to the domain#
Parameters#
| Argument Name | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| value | paloaltonetworks.com | |
| prefix | ${userid}@ | |
| suffix | ||
| ctx_data | . | Make sure that From previous tasks is selected |
| ctx_inputs | ||
| ctx_inc | ||
| variable_markers | ||
| keep_symbol_to_null |
Context Data#
Output#
Change the variable start and end marker to the windows command shell style such as %name%.#
Parameters#
| Argument Name | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| value | paloaltonetworks.com | |
| prefix | %userid%@ | |
| suffix | ||
| ctx_data | . | Make sure that From previous tasks is selected |
| ctx_inputs | ||
| ctx_inc | ||
| variable_markers | %,% | |
| keep_symbol_to_null |
Context Data#
Output#
Change the variable start and end marker to the UNIX shell style such as $name.#
Parameters#
| Argument Name | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| value | paloaltonetworks.com | |
| prefix | $userid@ | |
| suffix | ||
| ctx_data | . | Make sure that From previous tasks is selected |
| ctx_inputs | ||
| ctx_inc | ||
| variable_markers | $ | |
| keep_symbol_to_null |
Context Data#
Output#
Keep variable names if they are missing in the context.#
Parameters#
| Argument Name | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| value | paloaltonetworks.com | |
| prefix | ${userid}@ | |
| suffix | ||
| ctx_data | . | Make sure that From previous tasks is selected |
| ctx_inputs | ||
| ctx_inc | ||
| variable_markers | ||
| keep_symbol_to_null | true |
Context Data#
Output#
Use DTs to build variables.#
Parameters#
| Argument Name | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| value | paloaltonetworks.com | |
| prefix | ${userid=val.toUpperCase()}@ | |
| suffix | ||
| ctx_data | . | Make sure that From previous tasks is selected |
| ctx_inputs | ||
| ctx_inc | ||
| variable_markers | ||
| keep_symbol_to_null |
Context Data#
Output#
Use nested DTs to build variables.#
Parameters#
| Argument Name | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| value | John Doe | |
| prefix | Hello, | |
| suffix | . ${message-${messageID}} | |
| ctx_data | . | Make sure that From previous tasks is selected |
| ctx_inputs | ||
| ctx_inc | ||
| variable_markers | ||
| keep_symbol_to_null |