March 20, 2025 - Added new query language function

Cumulocity Change Log Platform services
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Change Header

Change Type: Feature
Product area: Platform services
Component: REST API
Deployed at: eu.latest.cumulocity.com, apj.cumulocity.com, jp.cumulocity.com, cumulocity.com, us.cumulocity.com, emea.cumulocity.com

Technical details

Build artifact: cumulocity (2025.47.0)
Internal ID: MTM-61960

Change Description

A new function isinhierarchyof() has been added to the query language.

The new function

  • matches objects in the hierarchy of the object whose ID is passed as an argument.
  • accepts one or multiple arguments.

Example

For a given hierarchy:

  • Group g1
    • Subgroup s1
      • Object o1
      • Object o2
    • Subgroup s2
      • Object o3
      • Object o4
  • isinhierarchyof(g1) - matches group g1 and all of its descendants: g1, s1, s2, o1, o2, o3, o4
  • isinhierarchyof(s1) - matches subgroup s1 and all of its descendants: s1, o1, o2
  • isinhierarchyof(s2) - matches subgroup s2 and all of its descendants: s2, o3, o4
  • isinhierarchyof(o1) - matches only object o1
  • isinhierarchyof(o3) - matches only object o3
  • isinhierarchyof(s1,s2) - matches both subgroups and their descendants: s1, s2, o1, o2, o3, o4
  • isinhierarchyof(o2,o4) - matches objects o2, o4