supervisor() Function

Function

supervisor( userinfo )

Returns the supervisor of the user if they have one.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
userinfo	Text	The user info of the user, which can be either the username or the user itself.

Returns

User

Usage considerations

supervisor() cannot be used to define a column of process report data or in a process event.

Examples

You can copy and paste these examples into the Expression Rule Designer to see how this works.

supervisor("john.doe") returns mike.smith

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Partially compatible	Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API.
Offline Mobile	Partially compatible	Can be used with offline mobile if it is loaded at the top of the form.
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible

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