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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
FIND

FIND

Description

Searches the specified text string for a sub-string. Returns the starting position of the find_text in the within_text. The search is case-sensitive. For case-insensitive search, use SEARCH.

Syntax

FIND(
find_text
,
within_text
, [
start_num
])
  • find_text
    : The text to find in the string.
  • within_text
    : The text to search.
  • start_num
    : The starting position for the search.

Example

Formula
Result
=FIND("Sales",A1)
Where cell A1 contains
Regional Sales Manager
.
10