# FAQ: What does the dollar sign notation ($.company) mean in field mapping?

**URL:** <https://connective.celigo.com/t/faq-what-does-the-dollar-sign-notation-company-mean-in-field-mapping/3012>\
**Category:** Integration Apps\
**Tags:** bigcommerce, import, handlebars, javascript, netsuite\
**Created:** [November 5, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://connective.celigo.com/t/faq-what-does-the-dollar-sign-notation-company-mean-in-field-mapping/3012 "2020-11-05T22:07:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![stephenbrandt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/connective.celigo.com/stephenbrandt/32/6891_2.png) [@stephenbrandt](https://connective.celigo.com/u/stephenbrandt)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://connective.celigo.com/t/faq-what-does-the-dollar-sign-notation-company-mean-in-field-mapping/3012/1 "2020-11-05T22:07:08Z")

</div>

**Q.** In my Integration App, I see references to elements within a **$** object in the import mapping for the flow **BigCommerce Customer to NetSuite Customer Add/Update** , like the following:

```
{{#if $.company}} {{$.company}} {{else}} {{$.first_name}} {{$.last_name}}{{/if}} 
```

What does **$** mean here? I looked for a transform and elsewhere to identify it, but it doesn’t seem to appear before the import.

**A.** NetSuite uses **$** as the equivalent of the familiar JavaScript keyword **this** , in referring to a global object in the current context. So, in plain English, you could read the [handlebars](https://docs.celigo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039227731-Handlebars-Overview) statement above,

> If the company is present in this record, then use the company’s name. Otherwise, map the first and last names to the destination value.