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loggedInUser()
Returns the current user logged in to the application.
ParametersCopy link to clipboard
No parameters.
ReturnsCopy link to clipboard
User
Usage considerationsCopy link to clipboard
It is only applicable in situations where there is a user context, such as when rendering an interface, displaying a report, or executing a process task form.
If there is no user context, such as when used in an expression in a node output, loggedInUser() returns "Administrator".
In non-SAIL task forms that do not follow an activity-chained flow, loggedInUser() can be populated by selecting the Refresh default values every time the task form is viewed checkbox on the Other tab of the activity. The checkbox does not need to be selected when an interface is used as it is automatically applied.
The function can be used to filter process reports for the current user. Cast the data to the User data type with the touser() function.
loggedInUser() cannot be used to define a column of process report data or in a process event.
ExamplesCopy link to clipboard
You can copy and paste these examples into the Expression Rule Designer to see how this works.
Return the user that is viewing a report or an interfaceCopy link to clipboard
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loggedInUser()
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Returns current.user.
Check if the logged in user is in an arrayCopy link to clipboard
Identify if the logged in user is in an array of users using the contains() function:
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contains(ri!userArray, touser(loggedinuser()))
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Returns true or false.
Check if a logged in user is in the arrayCopy link to clipboard
Given a rule input of ri!userArray, check if the logged in user is in the array using the contains() function:
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loggedinuser()=touser(tp!owner)
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Returns true or false.
This function can't be evaluated in the expression editor.
Note: Cast tp!owner to the User data type with the touser() function so that there's no error when comparing with loggedinuser() as soon as a task is accepted. Not doing so results in the error message Cannot compare incompatible operands of type User and type User id.
Feature compatibilityCopy link to clipboard
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 | Compatible | |
| 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 | Compatible | |
| Process Events | Compatible |