View this page in the latest version of Appian. User Record Link Component Share Share via LinkedIn Reddit Email Copy Link Print On This Page Function a!userRecordLink( label, user, view, showWhen, openLinkIn ) Defines a link to a user record. See also: Modify the User Record Type Link Read-Only Grid Images Tag Items Buttons and link design guidance Parameters Name Keyword Types Description Label label Text Text displayed as the link name the user clicks on. User user User The User whose record is linked. View view Text The URL stub of the view to open for the record. Default is "summary". Visibility showWhen Boolean Determines whether the component is displayed on the interface. When set to false, the component is hidden and is not evaluated. Default: true. Open Link In openLinkIn Text (Browser-Only) Determines where the linked content should open. Valid values: "SAME_TAB" (default), "NEW_TAB". Usage considerations Changing and deactivating usernames User record links can be created for both active and deactivated users. User record links continue to work when the user's username changes as long as the "user" field was configured by referencing a variable (e.g. process variable) rather than a username string. Using user record links with other components User record links can be used inside : links grid text columns document images user images web images chart series tag items rich text styled icons card layouts milestones Examples Copy and paste an example into the INTERFACE DEFINITION in EXPRESSION MODE to see it displayed. Record type object references are specific to each environment. If you copy and paste these examples into your interface, they will not evaluate. Use them as a references only. User record link to a user record summary view 1 2 3 4 5 a!userRecordLink( label: "John Doe", user: "john.doe", view: "summary" ) Feature compatibility The table below lists this component's compatibility with various features in Appian. Feature Compatibility Note Portals Incompatible Offline Mobile Incompatible Sync-Time Custom Record Fields Incompatible Real-Time Custom Record Fields Incompatible Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions. Process Reports Incompatible Cannot be used to configure a process report. Process Events Incompatible Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event. Related Patterns The following patterns include usage of the User Record Link Component. Comments Patterns (Comments, Looping): Use this pattern when displaying a chronological list of messages from different users, such as comments on a topic or notes on a case. Event Timelines (Timeline, Events): Use the event timeline pattern to display a dated list of events and actions in chronological order. This pattern uses a combination of cards, rich text, and user images to show an easy to navigate list of dated events. Task Report Pattern (Grids, Filters, Process Task Links, Task Reports): Provides a simple way to create and display an Appian task report. User List Pattern (Looping): The user list pattern retrieves all the users in a specified group and displays them in a single column. Feedback Was this page helpful? SHARE FEEDBACK Loading...