Use the Split component

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read use-stringutil-split.md

Divide a string into substrings by applying a specified separator. You can do this task by using the Split component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.

Before you begin

Role required: none

About this task

You can configure the properties for the Split component. For more information about these properties, see Properties of the String Utilities components.

Procedure

In the Toolbox pane, navigate to Utilities > String Utilities.
Drag the Split component to the Design surface.
To configure the input fields, see Configure port properties.

Connect the data and control ports of the Split component to the corresponding ports of the other components as described in the following table.

Port type	Purpose of connection	Mandatory?
Data In (Text)	Takes the text that the component will be separating with the separator from a previously executed component.	Yes
Data In (separator)	Takes the separator that the component uses to separate the string from a previously executed component.	Yes
Data Out	Returns the substring of the string and passes to the next component.	Yes
Control In	Connects to the Control Out port of one or more components.	Yes
Control Out	Connects to the Control In port of another component or the default end component.	No

To test the component, under the DESIGN tab, click Run.

Parent Topic:String utilities

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title: Use the Split component
description: Divide a string into substrings by applying a specified separator. You can do this task by using the Split component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.
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topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [String utilities, Utilities, Automation components, RPA Desktop Design Studio, Robotic Process Automation \(RPA\) Hub, Workflow Data Fabric]
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# Use the Split component

Divide a string into substrings by applying a specified separator. You can do this task by using the Split component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## About this task

You can configure the properties for the Split component. For more information about these properties, see [Properties of the String Utilities components](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/util-stringutil-prop.md).

## Procedure

1.  In the Toolbox pane, navigate to **Utilities** &gt; **String Utilities**.

2.  Drag the Split component to the Design surface.

3.  To configure the input fields, see [Configure port properties](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/configure-input-port-properties.md).

4.  Connect the data and control ports of the Split component to the corresponding ports of the other components as described in the following table.

    |Port type|Purpose of connection|Mandatory?|
    |---------|---------------------|----------|
    |Data In \(Text\)|Takes the text that the component will be separating with the separator from a previously executed component.|Yes|
    |Data In \(separator\)|Takes the separator that the component uses to separate the string from a previously executed component.|Yes|
    |Data Out|Returns the substring of the string and passes to the next component.|Yes|
    |Control In|Connects to the Control Out port of one or more components.|Yes|
    |Control Out|Connects to the Control In port of another component or the default end component.|No|

5.  To test the component, under the **DESIGN** tab, click **Run**.


**Parent Topic:**[String utilities](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/string-utilities.md)