How to get the username value from the user built-in functions

Retrieving the username requires an additional configuration in the Enterprise Server. Follow the steps below to enable this functionality.

steps to enable the functionality

  1. Add the following tag to the reporting/config.xml file to enable user-based filtering by username:

    <UserBasedFilterType>username</UserBasedFilterType>

    Path to file:

     UMS site → Settings → Configuration → reporting/config.xml

    Reporting config file

  2. Retrieve username in report expression:

    Use the following expression in your report to retrieve the username:

    =User!UserID

  3. Append domain name (if required):

    To display the username with a domain prefix (for example, abc/John), use the following expression:

    ="abc/" & User!UserID

    Replace "abc" with your actual domain name as needed.