Username() function

Question

 Hello Experts,

 I am having a doubt with using the username() function. Using it displays the username associated with my account. But what I need is the name of the user. How can I reterive the name instead of the username.

 Any help  is greatly appreciated.

 Thanks

Answer 1

Aussie même problème

Answer 2

Hi vdha, 

Correct me if I am wrong: If you need to load  information on your current user in InfoPath form you will need to create Data Connection to ether userprofile services or userlist and then use username() function to pre populate fields such as Full Name/Display Name etc.

here is a link to blog post that describes the process in details

hope this helps

Evgenia

Answer 3

Hi 

You should use User Profile web services to display name instead of username. Below link explains the steps for your question

https://brainstorage.wordpress.com/2013/09/09/getting-accountname-from-user-profile-service/

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Answer 4

Hi vdha,

Do you want to get user display name in InfoPath form using username function?

If yes, you can follow the detailed steps in the post below:

https://spvee.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/auto-populate-user-information-in-infopath-with-claims-based-authentication-part-1-of-3/

https://spvee.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/auto-populate-user-information-in-infopath-with-claims-based-authentication-part-2-of-3/

https://spvee.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/auto-populate-user-information-in-infopath-with-claims-based-authentication-part-3-of-3/

Feel freely to reply if there is any update.

Best Regards,

Dean Wang

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