How do you find the UUID for an object

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I have an error in a deployment and in looking at the deployment file it references an object by its UUID. I can't seem to find the UUID, but I want to know what the UUID is for a specific object in the application to see if it is the offending object in the deployment. How do you find out the UUID is for a specific object?

Mike Schmitt · Accepted Answer

What are you passing in for "ri!objectName"? Did you just try directly passing in a constant or rule name in the expression editor, to watch how the function works, instead of just throwing it to a Rule Input? 
 Chris.Gillespie said: ri!objectUUID = getconstantorruleuuidbyname(ri!objectName) 
 Why are you doing this? If this is your Expression Rule code, it is evaluating whether "ri!objectUUID is equal to the result of the Get UUID by Name Function", which would always be a boolean (yes or no). I thought you just wanted to get the UUID in question, in which case you just call the function itself and return that value.

Soma · Answer

You can get the UUID of the objects in the export log 
 
 Also if you have the UUID, you can also search against it in the designer

Mike Schmitt · Answer

In addition to Stefan's advice (how to find nearly any object if you're starting with a UUID), if you have a constant/rule name and you want to GET the uuid, the Content Tools plug-in has a function called "getconstantorruleuuidbyname()". For process models, you can merely view the uuid from within the model properties panel. Other objects have other ways (usually).

Mike Schmitt · Answer

For many items there simply is no programmatic way of doing it.

Mike Schmitt · Answer

Aswini said: I have a requirement where i need save the UUID of each object 
 I'd have a serious talk with whoever creates your requirements, because they're trying to require something that you won't be able to do for certain objects without some brand new plug-in or something.

How do you find the UUID for an object

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