Get Current User Activity

Description:

Gets the name, roles and claims of the current user.

Inheritance Hierarchy:

System.Object
  System.Activities.Activity
    System.Activities.CodeActivity
      Geocortex.Workflow.Activities.GetCurrentUser

Function:

This activity obtains information about the user who is currently running the workflow. The activity provides access to the user name and the collection of roles that the current user belongs to. When running this activity in the Workflow Designer simulator the user will be the Windows user running the Workflow Designer application.

In a Workflow:

You would use this activity if you need to perform logic based on the current user or provide the user name as input to another activity such as a database insert.

Properties:

Name	Description
Misc
Display Name	GetCurrentUser You can change the name of an activity to one that describes what it does. A descriptive name can make a workflow easier to interpret and maintain.
Out Arguments
Claims	The claims associated with the current user. See System.Security.Claims.Claim.
Roles	The roles that the current user belongs to.
User Name	The name of the current user.
Windows Account Name	The Windows account name (DOMAIN\Name) of the current user. This is only assigned for users who signed in using Windows.

Version Information:

Supported from: Geocortex Essentials 3.6.