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substr Function
Returns characters from the string, starting at the specified position and of the specified length.

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Returns characters from the string, starting at the specified position and of the specified length.
| Available in Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience. |
| Available with CRM Analytics, which is available for an extra cost in Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions. Also available in Developer Edition. |
substr(string,position,[length])
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Dimension field or text string to extract the substring from. |
| position | The starting character position of the substring. The first character in a string is at position 1. If position is negative, then the position is relative to the end of the string. So a position of -1 denotes the last character. |
| length | Optional. The number of characters to return. If length is 0, the output is an empty string. If length is negative, then the function returns null. |
substr([Account_Id],13,3)

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