Is there a way to get group type Id by group name?

RE: Is there a way to get group type Id by group name?

jasmithak — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:51:10 GMT

I was looking to get dynamically the Group Type Id by Group Type Name to pass as an argument for a!groupsbyType(), i didnt get it so created a constant to hold group type and passing it to the function to get all the groups.

RE: Is there a way to get group type Id by group name?

Konduru Chaitanya — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:45:05 GMT

Is that what you want? What is it that you are looking for?

RE: Is there a way to get group type Id by group name?

jasmithak — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:43:04 GMT

Thank you

RE: Is there a way to get group type Id by group name?

Mike Schmitt — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:24:23 GMT

same here - i had the exact same test code going. but as i mentioned in my edit, i've also never had the occasion to worry about it, so i'm not sure what limitations it's actually causing the OP in this case.

RE: Is there a way to get group type Id by group name?

Konduru Chaitanya — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:23:32 GMT

I've tried getting the group Type Id but most of it returns custom. Not sure what to be expected.

RE: Is there a way to get group type Id by group name?

Mike Schmitt — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:17:44 GMT

[quote userid="140649" url="~/discussions/f/general/35029/is-there-a-way-to-get-group-type-id-by-group-name/135639"]Group Type Id by Group Name[/quote]

For what it's worth - the code you've given here returns the Group Type Name, but that is different from the type ID - I'm unable to find a pathway (with OOB functionality or even the rules available in People Functions plug-in) to trace back to Group Type ID.

Caveat: I've basically never needed to directly interact with Group Type IDs (and never use anything other than "custom"), so I'm unclear what use case could possibly require it.

RE: Is there a way to get group type Id by group name?

Konduru Chaitanya — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:14:47 GMT

What is the requirement? Do you mean Group Id by Group name or is it the same question what you have asked.

Group Id by Group Name - a!groupsbyType() - Returns the Group Id

a!groupsByName("Group Name")

Edit: Removed group type Id by group Name described in my answer. Refer Mike’s detail on it.

RE: Is there a way to get group type Id by group name?

Stefan Helzle — Mon, 20 May 2024 19:06:20 GMT

Did you try a!groupsByName()?

The Appian documentation, specifically the list of functions, is a great resource to find such things.