Delet function for IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)

Delet function deletes a specified number of characters from a specified position within a string.

In this video, Delet is used to remove characters from the string and apply them to the rule to populate the Comment measure in the Product Scorecard cube.

Where can the Delet function be used?

Rules and TurboIntegrator

Which TM1 Server version is the Delet function available for?

Version 11 and 12

What is the syntax for Delet?

Delet(string, start, number)

String = A text string.
Start = Position from where to begin deletion.
Number = The number of characters to delete.

Relevant Functions

CapIt = capitalises the first letter of every word in a string
Char = Converts the ASCII numeric code into the character
Code = Converts the character to the ASCII numeric code
CodeW = Returns the UTF-8 numeric code for a specified character within a string
Delet = Deletes a specified number of characters from a specified position within a string
Fill = Repeats a string to the specified number of lengths
Insrt = Inserts one string into another string at the given position number
Long = Returns the length of the string
Lower = converts text characters to lowercase
Numbr = Converts string character to a number
Scan = Searches the specified substring within a string and returns the starting position of the substring
Str = Converts number to a string character
SubSt = Returns the substring of a specified string
Trim = Removes any leading and trailing spaces from a string
Upper = Converts text characters to upper case