To know log in email of workflow initiator

Question

Hi

I would like to send an email to the initiator who started workflow manually. How can I know log in email of that workflow initiator within the workflow? Please provide me the solution if one of you guys knew it. Thanks.

Answer 1

hi,

 Tou can use following in VS

workflowProperties.OriginatorUser.Email   OR  workflowProperties.OriginatorEmail

to get The Email id of originator

and

workflowProperties.Originator    --> This give the Display name
workflowProperties.OriginatorUser.Name  --> This give the Display name
workflowProperties.OriginatorUser.LoginName  --> This give the Login name e.g <domain>\<name>

Hop This Helpful,

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sangati

Answer 2

Hi Sangati,


Thanks for your reply. Your information is really interesting, but I didn't create workflow programmatically. Without coding, is there any way to refer workflow initiator's email in the designer?

Answer 3

Hello,

 

I don’t think there is a way to refer workflow initiator into notification mails without coding, as it is not a column visible for SharePoint Designer workflow process.

 

Thanks for your understanding. If you have any further question on this topic, feel free to let us know.

 

Best Regards,

Lionel

Answer 4

Hi,

Luckily, I found the workaround to know the workflow initiator's email without creating workflow programmatically. That is to use userprofile web service as a data form web part in aspx page of workflow to get email address whenever the initiator started the workflow. Thanks.

With regards,
naychi.

Answer 5

Nice info, guys, I made a best practices wiki page about it: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/8044.sps-2010-best-practices-retrieving-the-current-user-in-a-workflow.aspx

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