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February 10, 2017
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Filtering for words/letters isolated in Flow Data Value Change

  • February 10, 2017
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I am creating a flow that updates a Persona field for new leads coming into the database based on Job Titles that include "IT" using the IF "Job Title" contains.  Is it possible using either "", [ ], or ** to just filter when IT is isolated? Otherwise I pull in words like "Auditor", "Architect", "Litigation", "Quality".

The only thing I can think of is using IF "Job Title" contains AND "Job Title" NOT CONTAIN and have to think of all the different Job Titles that have "it" in them.

Thank you

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Devraj_Grewal
Level 10
February 10, 2017

Robert,

You could use "if job title contains " IT " and include the spaces. That will require "IT" to be a word on it's own. I would first query your database to exclude any other job titles that may include " IT " but would not be appropriate (ex. "Executive Assistant to the IT Director"). Then you can also bring in the filter of "job title does not contain" and list all of the exceptions to the rule.

RobSt3Author
Level 3
February 10, 2017

Thank you Devraj, but when I try to do this it trims the empty spaces.

Devraj_Grewal
Level 10
February 10, 2017

You're right, it will trim the space before the "IT" but the ending space remains (ex. "IT "). That should help a bit to begin with.

February 10, 2017

Hi Robert,

I am sure you have it all figured out by now. In case, you are looking for some more alternatives, there's a 'webhooks' approach you can use.

Check out.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/marketo-magic-wild-card-filters-rajesh-talele

Or Google 'Marketo Wild Card'

This involves using this DIY webhooks library for Marketo - Marketo LaunchPoint – Marketo LaunchPoint

How to use?

Rajesh Talele

Josh_Hill13
Level 10
February 10, 2017

Yes, because Marketo does not do wildcards or Regex.