diff --git a/src/condition/extract-tokens.js b/src/condition/extract-tokens.js
index 366cc28..c97fdfa 100644
--- a/src/condition/extract-tokens.js
+++ b/src/condition/extract-tokens.js
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ const LOWER = Object.freeze({
 });
 
 const SYMBOLS = Object.freeze({
-  AT: 64,
   COLON: 58,
+  DOLLAR: 36,
   DOUBLE_QUOTE: 34,
   PARENTHESIS_OPEN: 40,
   PARENTHESIS_CLOSE: 41,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const GROUP_DELIMITERS = [
 ];
 
 const FIELD_PATH_SYMBOLS = [
-  SYMBOLS.AT,
+  SYMBOLS.DOLLAR,
   SYMBOLS.COLON,
   SYMBOLS.DOT,
   SYMBOLS.SQUARE_BRACKET_OPEN,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const isText = (code) => {
     return true;
   }
   if (FIELD_PATH_SYMBOLS.includes(code)) {
-    // @._[:]
+    // $._[:]
     return true;
   }
   return false;
@@ -155,4 +155,4 @@ const extractTokens = (conditionString) => {
                         .map((token) => token.value);
 };
 
-export default extractTokens;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default extractTokens;
diff --git a/src/condition/extract-tokens.test.js b/src/condition/extract-tokens.test.js
index b365fcb..0eb9b23 100644
--- a/src/condition/extract-tokens.test.js
+++ b/src/condition/extract-tokens.test.js
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ test.each([
     ],
   ],
   [
-    'Relative field path',
-    '@.level1.child1 = "Yes"',
+    'Absolute field path',
+    '$.level1.child1 = "Yes"',
     [
-      '@.level1.child1', '=', '"Yes"',
+      '$.level1.child1', '=', '"Yes"',
     ],
   ],
   [
diff --git a/src/condition/parse-tokens.js b/src/condition/parse-tokens.js
index 4a07d25..1c02b7b 100644
--- a/src/condition/parse-tokens.js
+++ b/src/condition/parse-tokens.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {SyntaxError} from './errors.js';
 
-const FIELD_PATH_PATTERN = /^(?:@\.)?[a-zA-Z0-9_]+(?:\[(?:id:[a-zA-Z0-9_]+|[0-9]+)])?(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9_]+(?:\[(?:id:[a-zA-Z0-9_]+|[0-9]+)])?)*$/;
+const FIELD_PATH_PATTERN = /^(?:\$\.)?[a-zA-Z0-9_]+(?:\[(?:id:[a-zA-Z0-9_]+|[0-9]+)])?(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9_]+(?:\[(?:id:[a-zA-Z0-9_]+|[0-9]+)])?)*$/;
 
 const xor = (a, b) => Boolean(a) !== Boolean(b);
 
diff --git a/src/condition/parse-tokens.test.js b/src/condition/parse-tokens.test.js
index 84d6980..608b010 100644
--- a/src/condition/parse-tokens.test.js
+++ b/src/condition/parse-tokens.test.js
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ test('should parse simple conjunction condition without grouping', () => {
   });
 });
 
-test('should parse condition with relative field path', () => {
+test('should parse condition with absolute field path', () => {
   const tokens = [
-    '@.level1.child1', '===', '"value1"',
+    '$.level1.child1', '===', '"value1"',
   ];
 
   expect(parseTokens(tokens)).toEqual({
     condition: [
-      {path: '@.level1.child1', operator: 'EQUALS', value: 'value1'},
+      {path: '$.level1.child1', operator: 'EQUALS', value: 'value1'},
     ],
-    fieldPaths: ['@.level1.child1'],
+    fieldPaths: ['$.level1.child1'],
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/path/constants.js b/src/path/constants.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..770e87a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/path/constants.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const ABSOLUTE_START = '$.';
+export const SEPARATOR = '.';
diff --git a/src/path/index.js b/src/path/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b98b2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/path/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export * from './constants.js';
+export * from './predicates.js';
diff --git a/src/path/predicates.js b/src/path/predicates.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3581160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/path/predicates.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import isMetadata from '../metadata/is-metadata.js';
+import {ABSOLUTE_START} from './constants.js';
+
+export const isAbsolute = (path) => path.slice(0,2) === ABSOLUTE_START;
+
+export {
+  // Reexport `isMetadata()` for convenience
+  isMetadata,
+};
diff --git a/src/record/extract-collection-item.js b/src/record/extract-collection-item.js
index 7bfba53..eb279f3 100644
--- a/src/record/extract-collection-item.js
+++ b/src/record/extract-collection-item.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import {isAbsolute, isMetadata} from '../path/index.js';
+
 /**
  * Creates an instance of a relative value extractor for items of a collection field.
  * This can be further combined with `extractMember` to extract members of complex collection items.
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ const resolvePath = (parentPath) => (path) => {
     return `${parentPath}[${path}].value`;
   }
 
-  if (path[0] === '[') {
+  if (isMetadata(path) || isAbsolute(path)) {
     return path;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/record/extract-collection-item.test.js b/src/record/extract-collection-item.test.js
index 8d9df9a..0834137 100644
--- a/src/record/extract-collection-item.test.js
+++ b/src/record/extract-collection-item.test.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import extractCollectionMember from './extract-collection-member.js';
 import extractValue from './extract-value.js';
 import extractCollectionItem from './extract-collection-item.js';
 
 const extractor = extractValue({
   id: '1111222233334444',
   data: {
+    'field0': 'Root value 0',
     'collection1': [
       {id: 'item-1', value: 'Value 1'},
       {id: 'item-2', value: 'Value 2'},
@@ -30,6 +32,12 @@ describe('when single item path', () => {
       extractCollectionItem(extractor, 'collection1')('[id]')
     ).toEqual('1111222233334444');
   });
+
+  test('should extract absolute path from root', () => {
+    expect(
+      extractCollectionItem(extractor, 'collection1')('$.field0')
+    ).toEqual('Root value 0');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('when array of item paths', () => {
diff --git a/src/record/extract-collection-member.js b/src/record/extract-collection-member.js
index b8c6fb8..b1020d6 100644
--- a/src/record/extract-collection-member.js
+++ b/src/record/extract-collection-member.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import {isAbsolute, isMetadata} from '../path/index.js';
+
 /**
  * Creates an instance of a relative value extractor for members of a complex collection field.
  *
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ const extractCollectionMember = (extract, collectionPath) => (item) => (path) =>
 };
 
 const resolvePath = (parentPath) => (item) => (path) => {
-  if (path[0] === '[') {
+  if (isMetadata(path) || isAbsolute(path)) {
     return path;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/record/extract-collection-member.test.js b/src/record/extract-collection-member.test.js
index 5172e8e..3f9984d 100644
--- a/src/record/extract-collection-member.test.js
+++ b/src/record/extract-collection-member.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import extractValue from './extract-value.js';
 const extractor = extractValue({
   id: '1111222233334444',
   data: {
+    'field0': 'Root value 0',
     'collection1': [
       {
         id: 'item-1',
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ describe('when single item path', () => {
     const extract = extractCollectionMember(extractor, 'collection1')('item-2');
     expect(extract('[id]')).toEqual('1111222233334444');
   });
+
+  test('should extract absolute path from root', () => {
+    const extract = extractCollectionMember(extractor, 'collection1')('item-2');
+    expect(extract('$.field0')).toEqual('Root value 0');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('when array of item paths', () => {
diff --git a/src/record/extract-member.js b/src/record/extract-member.js
index 5a36671..81148f7 100644
--- a/src/record/extract-member.js
+++ b/src/record/extract-member.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import * as Path from '../path/index.js';
+
 /**
  * Creates an instance of a relative value extractor for members of a complex field.
  *
@@ -11,10 +13,10 @@ const extractMember = (extract, complexPath) => (path) => {
 };
 
 const resolvePath = (parentPath) => (path) => {
-  if (path[0] === '[') {
+  if (Path.isMetadata(path) || Path.isAbsolute(path)) {
     return path;
   }
-  return parentPath + '.' + path;
+  return parentPath + Path.SEPARATOR + path;
 };
 
 const processPath = (resolve) => (path) => {
diff --git a/src/record/extract-member.test.js b/src/record/extract-member.test.js
index d83376c..092076e 100644
--- a/src/record/extract-member.test.js
+++ b/src/record/extract-member.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import extractMember from './extract-member.js';
 const extractor = extractValue({
   id: '1111222233334444',
   data: {
+    'field0': 'Root value 0',
     'complex1': {
       'member1': 'Value 1',
       'member2': 'Value 2',
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ describe('when single member path', () => {
       extractMember(extractor, 'complex1')('[id]')
     ).toEqual('1111222233334444');
   });
+
+  test('should extract absolute path from root', () => {
+    expect(
+      extractMember(extractor, 'complex1')('$.field0')
+    ).toEqual('Root value 0');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('when array of member paths', () => {
diff --git a/src/record/extract-value.js b/src/record/extract-value.js
index 9b52d35..5d464ab 100644
--- a/src/record/extract-value.js
+++ b/src/record/extract-value.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import {isMetadata} from '../metadata/index.js';
 import * as Metadata from '../metadata/index.js';
+import * as Path from '../path/index.js';
 import comboExtractor from '../path/combo-extractor.js';
 
 const COLLECTION_ITEM_PATTERN = /^(?<name>[^[\]]+)(?:\[(?:(?<colIndex>\d+)|id:(?<colId>[^[\]]+))\])?$/;
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ const COLLECTION_ITEM_PATTERN = /^(?<name>[^[\]]+)(?:\[(?:(?<colIndex>\d+)|id:(?
 const extractValue = (record) => comboExtractor(valueExtractor(record))
 
 const valueExtractor = (record) => (path) => {
-  if (isMetadata(path)) {
+  if (Path.isMetadata(path)) {
     return metadataExtractor(record)(path);
   }
 
   const caseData = dataExtractor(record);
-  return caseData ? field(caseData)(path.split('.').map(parsePathElement)) : undefined;
+  const parsedPath = path.replace(Path.ABSOLUTE_START, '')
+                         .split(Path.SEPARATOR)
+                         .map(parsePathElement);
+  return caseData ? field(caseData)(parsedPath) : undefined;
 };
 
 const metadataExtractor = (record) => (path) => {
diff --git a/src/record/extract-value.test.js b/src/record/extract-value.test.js
index caa2471..93db4d5 100644
--- a/src/record/extract-value.test.js
+++ b/src/record/extract-value.test.js
@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ test('should extract field from record `case_data`', () => {
   expect(fieldValue).toEqual('value');
 });
 
+test('should extract field using explicit absolute path', () => {
+  const record = {
+    data: {
+      level1: {
+        level2: 'value'
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  const fieldValue = extractValue(record)('$.level1.level2');
+  expect(fieldValue).toEqual('value');
+});
+
 test('should extract field as undefined when path does not exist', () => {
   const record = {
     data: {
diff --git a/src/template/template.js b/src/template/template.js
index a548b37..be8f97a 100644
--- a/src/template/template.js
+++ b/src/template/template.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ const RecordContext = (extractor, context = new Mustache.Context()) => {
         path = path.slice(0, -COERCE_BOOL_SUFFIX.length);
         value = extractValue(path)?.toLowerCase() === 'yes';
       } else {
-        console.log(extractValue);
         value = extractValue(path);
       }