RTRIM a subject line for grouping purposes

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I would like to know if I can have a rule that would basically RTRIM the subject line after a certain character for the purposes of grouping.

Everytime an error occurs in our system, an email is generated. I'm trying to run metrics on which processes error the most by Error type and vendor. But the problem is that the emails look like:

"Error @ (file_step): (Vendor_Name) -> "(Process_Name)" -> (Date) [(Process_Key)]

Parenthetical values indicate a variable, and parenthesis are not part of the subject line. All other formatting is exact.

This makes it difficult for grouping. I'd like to have RTRIM before the second "->" so I can have my folder group the subject lines by File_step, Vendor_Name, Process_Name and not separate out the date or the process_key.

Is there a way to do this, either in rules, or in the view settings (I don't need to necessarily change the subject lines if I could group by subject before the date)
 
To be able to group by it, you'd need to change the subject. Write a macro that can be called by a rule. In that macro use the Instr function to get the position of '->', then extract the characters left of that positon by calling the Left function.
 
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