Newbie Questions

Re: Sharepoint Site Infopath Form Auto-populate Username

ffengl — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:57:09 GMT

Is there a way to get the user name that log

Re: Sharepoint Site Infopath Form Auto-populate Username

ffengl — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:42:51 GMT

Re: Sharepoint Site Infopath Form Auto-populate Username

warrtalon — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:09:18 GMT

Two separate issues here:

1) Yes, it always uses the identity of the person logged into Windows, not the web page (SharePoint)

2) If you use a default value, then it sets it once and never resets. You have to use a rule in Form Options > Open and Save > Rules to do it on form load or with some other button/control rule.

Re: Sharepoint Site Infopath Form Auto-populate Username

cyfred — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:12:54 GMT

You need to create a rule to update the value of your username field whenever the form is opened. Go to "Tools / Form Options / Open and Save" and add this rule: Action: =fx Set a field's value, Field: @username, Value: username(). You should be good to go.

Re: Sharepoint Site Infopath Form Auto-populate Username

firouz — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:30:45 GMT

Thanks Alec

I have Cheked This CheckBox. It is Not The Problem

Re: Sharepoint Site Infopath Form Auto-populate Username

Alec Pojidaev — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:56:29 GMT

Make sure that your field with userName() function has "Update this field value when the result of the formula is recalculated" checkbox checked.

Re: Sharepoint Site Infopath Form Auto-populate Username

firouz — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:44:14 GMT

I have a problem like yours. I want that every time that someone open the form, it get the new username dynamically. but the form always save the first username it has got. help me please

Re: Sharepoint Site Infopath Form Auto-populate Username

jattbadmaash — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:43:45 GMT

Thanks for your reply. It is an infopath client...maybe that's why it is coming up with the name of the user logged into Windows and not the SharePoint site?

Re: Sharepoint Site Infopath Form Auto-populate Username

Patrick Halstead — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:04:58 GMT

Hi Jattbadmaash,

That's strange. We'd have to look at your form. Is it a Form Services form or is it running in the InfoPath client?

Sharepoint Site Infopath Form Auto-populate Username

jattbadmaash — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:06:16 GMT

I have an Infopath form on Sharepoint Website. I have a username field in the form that is bound to userName(). The problem is that it always says 'Administrator' no matter who is logged in the site. Could someone point out what I am doing wrong or what I need to do different? Thanks.