{{tag>Function Function_List Miscellaneous}}
====== OLD_VALUE ====== 
===== Description =====  
Returns the old value of the attribute before it was changed
===== Syntax =====

''OLD_VALUE (attribute)''

Cannot be used in the condition of a [[:ref:a_f:a:find|FIND]] action.

===== Parameters =====  
An attribute of a business object or group
===== Returns =====

**Same type as the attribute**: the attribute's value before the current change (undefined for a new object or a reference attribute)

===== Example =====  
<code aim>IF OLD_VALUE(Account.Balance) = 100 THEN ... </code>

===== Related =====

[[ref:a_f:f:af:get_changes|GET_CHANGES]], [[ref:a_f:f:af:get_attr_value|GET_ATTR_VALUE]]