Use the Trim component

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

Remove the white-space characters at the beginning and end of a string by using the Trim component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.

Before you begin

Role required: none

About this task

You can configure the properties for the Trim 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 Trim component to the Design surface.
To configure the input field, see Configure port properties.

Connect the data and control ports of the Trim 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 from which the component trims the whitespace.	Yes
Data Out (String)	Returns the trimmed text 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 Trim component
description: Remove the white-space characters at the beginning and end of a string by using the Trim component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/integrate-applications/use-stringutil-trim.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [String utilities, Utilities, Automation components, RPA Desktop Design Studio, Robotic Process Automation \(RPA\) Hub, Workflow Data Fabric]
---

# Use the Trim component

Remove the white-space characters at the beginning and end of a string by using the Trim component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## About this task

You can configure the properties for the Trim 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 Trim component to the Design surface.

3.  To configure the input field, 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 Trim 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 from which the component trims the whitespace.|Yes|
    |Data Out \(String\)|Returns the trimmed text 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)