Goodbye WhoAmI! Hello userName()

re: Goodbye WhoAmI! Hello userName()

Larry W Virden — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:25:06 GMT

From what source does the userName() determine the value? The reason I ask is that we have encountered some cases where it appears that a few users were getting obsolete information. We then add the user to a group under the site collection in which the application is located, and then have the user try again, and the user succeeds. It is as if some users are recognized while others are not.

Is there a function that InfoPath could run that would ensure the user would be recognized?

re: Goodbye WhoAmI! Hello userName()

Eric Lee — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:44:36 GMT

Hi There,

How can I get Displayname/Preferred Name out of the username() function.

Thanks

Eric

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upender — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:07:42 GMT

email id: could you please help me.

im doing project with ns2.

my problem is "how to make a node to dead randomly in ns2

re: Goodbye WhoAmI! Hello userName()

Sandeep — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 11:40:56 GMT

How can i change the view based on user group, I have three groups User,Team member and manager and three forms based on their requirements.

re: Goodbye WhoAmI! Hello userName()

Nick H — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:42:49 GMT

Thank you Scott I''ll give it a shot.

Nick

re: Goodbye WhoAmI! Hello userName()

infopath1 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:44:02 GMT

Hi Nick,

Take a look at this MSDN article as it has the "WhoAmI" web service in there...it's pretty easy to setup:

HTTP Security and ASP.NET Web Services

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms996415.aspx

Scott

re: Goodbye WhoAmI! Hello userName()

Nick H — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:26:26 GMT

Goodbye userName()! Hello WhoAmI? *cry*

The link at the top of the blog to the WhoAmI web service (tutorial I assume?) is dead.

Instead of installing Infopath 2007 on everyone's computers just to allow me to use the userName() function, I wanted to look into using the WhoAmI codeless method for Infopath 2003 (which everyone has installed). The problem is I cant find any good tutorials as to how to set it up.

Any links or help is much apprieciated.

re: Goodbye WhoAmI! Hello userName()

infopath1 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:43:08 GMT

Hi firouz,

When using the "userName" function in the default value property as described here, this only changes (i.e. sets the property) when it is blank. If you need to get the user name each time the form is opened, you will need to do these steps:

1) Remove the "userName" function from the default value property of your text box control

2) From the Tools menu choose Form Options

- Select the Open and Save category

- Click the Rules button

- Click Add

- Click Add Action

- From the "Action" dropdown box choose "Set a field's value"

- Click the button next to the "Field" box and select the data source node where you previously had the "userName" function set as the default value

- Click the "fx" button next to Value, click Insert Function and insert the "userName" function

What this will now do is fire the "userName" function and set your node each time the form is opened.

Scott

re: Goodbye WhoAmI! Hello userName()

firouz — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:44:29 GMT

I have a problem in this case. I have Used This method but I want that every time someone open the form, it get the new username dynamically. but the form always save the first username it has got. help me please

re: Goodbye WhoAmI! Hello userName()

cgk — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:00:16 GMT

Hi everyone!

I am having what seems to be the same issue that by john@thibeaux.com posts about and I am wondering if anyone has a solution.

More specifically, I am trying to get the userName()

function to recalculate after the same form is opened by another person. The reason this is important in this effort is that we want to use the response to determine user role so that we can do dynamic view switching in InfoPath.

Even more specifically - This InfoPath form is expected to be opened, filled out, or later edited using a browser through SharePoint 2007 form Services.

Any responses would be appreciated. TIA