--- schema_version: "1" id: fd86eae5aed8871f9988e1fe6fc38561a13e340d8f630abf34ca2a4fa0a601d2 title: CurrentRuleObjectId Variable collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/ind/264-0-0/comms_currentruleobjectid_variable.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.comms_currentruleobjectid_variable.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: b89726e841176fbe2f46a4b686b0a036eb1993d6240afa601b86cca62e273741 description: In some cases, you might want to create a context rule that evaluates the entity to which it is applied. For example, you might want to create a rule that disqualifies a promotion for accounts that have already used that promotion. Or perhaps you want a rule to disqualify products when they are already in the cart line items of Industries Cart. To do this, you use a special variable called CurrentRuleObjectId, which enables your rule conditions or functions to access the current object's record Id as it iterates over them. products: - Communications - Media - Energy and Utilities release: "264" --- # CurrentRuleObjectId Variable In some cases, you might want to create a context rule that evaluates the entity to which it is applied. For example, you might want to create a rule that disqualifies a promotion for accounts that have already used that promotion. Or perhaps you want a rule to disqualify products when they are already in the cart line items of Industries Cart. To do this, you use a special variable called CurrentRuleObjectId, which enables your rule conditions or functions to access the current object's record Id as it iterates over them. ## Create the CurrentRuleObjectId Context Dimension Before you can use the CurrentObjectId variable, you must create a context dimension and a context mapping to store it in. After this context dimension and context mapping are created, you can specify the context dimension for a rule condition or as an input argument to a function. At run time, the context rules service replaces the context mapping's Type In Value with the record Id of the current entity that it is evaluating. 1. In Vlocity Product Console under **Rules**, click the create icon next to Context Dimension. 2. In the **New Context Dimension** dialog, enter the following information.

Property	Value	Description
Name	`CurrentRuleObjectId`	This name must be typed exactly as shown here in order for the context rules service to recognize this as the CurrentRuleObjectId variable. The name of this context dimension is the key.You cannot use spaces in the name of a context dimension due to requirements from the rules parsing engine.
Code	`CurrentRuleObjectId`	The code by which you will refer to this rule when creating custom expressions. You cannot use spaces in the code of a context dimension due to requirements from the rules parsing engine.
Data Type	`Text`
Domain Type	`Type in`
Active	Click to select	Only active context dimensions are evaluated by the rules engine.
Effective From Date	Select a date	The start date of the period during which the context dimension will be effective.
Effective Until Date	Select a date	The end date of the period during which the context dimension will be effective.

3. Click **Save**. ## Create the CurrentRuleObjectId Context Mapping The CurrentRuleObjectId variable enables your rule conditions or functions to access the current object's record Id as it iterates over them. 1. In the left sidebar, click **Context Mappings**. 2. In the **Context Mappings** facet, click **New Context Mapping**. 3. In the **New Context Mapping** dialog, enter the following information.

Property	Value	Description
Context Scope	Select a context scope using the Context Scope Lookup dialog.	The CurrentRuleObjectId variable supports all context scopes.
Initialization Policy	`Always Reinitialize`	Specifies how frequently context mapping values should be refreshed in the session cache. For a CurrentRuleObjectId, the Initialization Policy must be set to `Always Reinitialize`. By default, the current object ID is not reset, and instead remains the typed-in value specified below.
Initialization Type	`Type In`	Specifies where to retrieve the data that is used to compare to the rule condition. For a CurrentRuleObjectId this property must be set to `Type In`.
Type In Value	`[current object id]`	Displays when the Initialization Type is set to `Type In`. This is a temporary value that is replaced by the current object record ID at run time.
Sequence	10	Specifies the context mapping sequence. To allow for future sequence changes, use a sequence of 10, 20, 30, and so on.
Active	Click to select	Only active context mappings dimensions are evaluated by the rules engine.
Effective From Date	Select a date	The start date of the period during which the context mapping can be used in rules.
Effective Until Date	Select a date	The end date of the period during which the context mapping can be used in rules.

4. Click **Save**. After you create the CurrentRuleObjectId variable, you can use it in a rule condition or as an input argument to a function. For more information on rule conditions, see [Context Rules](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.comms_context_rules.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Context rules determine when a rule set applies in Industries Cart. Context rules are analogous to entity filters in the advanced rules framework."). For more information on creating and using functions, see [Functions for Rules](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.comms_functions_for_rules.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "In context rules, when you need rules to evaluate complex criteria, you can create a function.").