The GlideUser API provides methods to access information about the current user and current user roles.

Using the GlideUser API avoids the need to use the slower GlideRecord queries to obtain user information.

GlideUser - getCompanyID()

Returns the current user's company sys_id.

Table 1. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 2. Returns
Type Description
String Company sys_id

Example

var currentUser = gs.getUser(); 
gs.info(currentUser.getCompanyID());

Scoped equivalent

To use the getCompanyID() method in a scoped application, use the corresponding scoped method: getCompanyID().

GlideUser - getDisplayName()

Returns the current user's display name.

Table 3. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 4. Returns
Type Description
String User's display name

Example

var currentUser = gs.getUser(); 
gs.info(currentUser.getDisplayName());

Scoped equivalent

To use the getDisplayName() method in a scoped application, use the corresponding scoped method: getDisplayName().

GlideUser - getDomainDisplayValue()

Returns the display value of the user's session domain.

Table 5. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 6. Returns
Type Description
String The display value of the user's session domain.

Example

var currentUser = gs.getUser(); 
gs.info(currentUser.getDomainDisplayValue());

Scoped equivalent

There is no workaround for scoped applications.

GlideUser - getDomainID()

Returns the identifier of the user's current session domain.

The identifier that is returned depends on the domain type and the instantiation of that domain.

  • If the user is configured in the global domain, and does not use the domain picker to switch domains, the method returns null.
  • If the user uses the domain picker to switch to the global domain, the method returns the string "global".
  • For all other domains, the method returns the sys_id of that domain.
Table 7. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 8. Returns
Type Description
String Domain identifier.

Example

var domain = new GlideRecord('domain');
domain.get(gs.getUser().getDomainID());
gs.info(domain.name);

GlideUser - getEmail()

Returns the user's email address.

Table 9. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 10. Returns
Type Description
String User's email address

Example

var currentUser = gs.getUser(); 
gs.info(currentUser.getEmail());

Scoped equivalent

To use the getEmail() method in a scoped application, use the corresponding scoped method: getEmail().

GlideUser - getFirstName()

Returns the user's first name.

Table 11. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 12. Returns
Type Description
Object/String User's first name.
Note: The data type for the returned value is object, however, the information is returned as a string.

Example

var currentUser = gs.getUser(); 
var userName = currentUser.getFirstName();
gs.info('User First Name: + userName);
gs.info('Data type: ' + typeof userName);
*** Script: User First Name: John
*** Script: Data type: object

Scoped equivalent

To use the getFirstName() method in a scoped application, use the corresponding scoped method: getFirstName().

GlideUser - getID

Returns the sys_id of the current user.

Table 13. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 14. Returns
Type Description
String User's sys_id

Example

var currentUser = gs.getUser(); 
gs.info(currentUser.getID());

Scoped equivalent

To use the getID() method in a scoped application, use the corresponding scoped method: getID().

GlideUser - getLastName()

Returns the user's last name.

Table 15. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 16. Returns
Type Description
Object/String User's last name.
Note: The data type for the returned value is object, however, the information is returned as a string.

Example

var currentUser = gs.getUser(); 
var userName = currentUser.getLastName();
gs.info('User Last Name: + userName);
gs.info('Data type: ' + typeof userName);
*** Script: User Last Name: Smith
*** Script: Data type: object

Scoped equivalent

To use the getLastName() method in a scoped application, use the corresponding scoped method: getLastName().

GlideUser - getMyGroups()

Returns an iterator containing the list of all groups to which the user belongs. Only active groups are returned.

Table 17. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 18. Returns
Type Description
iterator A list of sys_ids for the active groups to which the user belongs.

Example

The following example shows how to return a list of groups the user belongs to.

var groupsArray = gs.getUser().getMyGroups().toArray();
gs.info(groupsArray[0]);
Output:
cfcbad03d711110050f5edcb9e61038f

Scoped equivalent

There is no scoped equivalent for this method.

GlideUser - getName()

Returns the user ID, or login name, of the current user.

Table 19. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 20. Returns
Type Description
String User ID

Example

var currentUser = gs.getUser(); 
gs.info(currentUser.getName());

Scoped equivalent

To use the getName() method in a scoped application, use the corresponding scoped method: getName().

GlideUser - getRoles()

Returns a list of roles associated with the user. Includes explicitly granted roles, inherited roles, and roles acquired by group membership.

Table 21. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 22. Returns
Type Description
Object Comma-separated list of user roles.

Example

var currentUser = gs.getUser(); 
gs.info(currentUser.getRoles());

Output:

admin,hr_fulfiller,itsa_fulfiller,security_admin

Scoped equivalent

To use the getRoles() method in a scoped application, use the corresponding scoped method: getRoles().

GlideUser - getTimeZoneLabel()

Returns the current user's time zone label in the current user's preferred language.

For more information about setting a user's preferred language, see User specific language.

Table 23. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 24. Returns
Type Description
String The current user's time zone label.

Example

This example shows how to return the current user's time zone label in their preferred language.

gs.info(gs.getUser().getTimeZoneLabel());

Output:

Europe/Dublin

GlideUser - getTimeZoneLabelLang(String language)

Returns the current user's time zone label in the specified language.

Table 25. Parameters
Name Type Description
language String Language to use for the time zone label. Located in the ID column of the Language [sys_language] table.

If a valid language isn't provided, the time zone label is returned in English.
Table 26. Returns
Type Description
String The current user's time zone label.

Example

This example shows how to return the current user's time zone label in a specified language.

gs.info(gs.getUser().getTimeZoneLabelLang("es")); //Spanish
gs.info(gs.getUser().getTimeZoneLabelLang("ja")); //Japanese
gs.info(gs.getUser().getTimeZoneLabelLang("jksjsjks")); //invalid

Output:

Europa/Dublín
ヨーロッパ/ダブリン
Europe/Dublin

GlideUser - getUserByID (String id)

Returns the user object associated with the passed-in user ID (sys_id in sys_user) or user_name.

Table 27. Parameters
Name Type Description
id String Unique ID (sys_id) or user_name of the desired user record.
Table 28. Returns
Type Description
Object User object associated with the specified sys_id or user_name.

Example

Example using user name (user_name).

var currentUser = gs.getUser();
gs.info(currentUser.getFirstName()); // print the first name of the logged in user
var newUser = currentUser.getUserByID('abel.tuter'); // fetch a different user using the user_name field
gs.info(newUser.getFirstName()); // print the first name of the Abel Tuter user

Example

Example using user ID (sys_id).

var currentUser = gs.getUser();
gs.info(currentUser.getFirstName()); // print the first name of the logged in user
var newUser = currentUser.getUserByID('62826bf03710200044e0bfc8bcbe5df1'); // fetch Abel Tuter user using sys_id from sys_user record
gs.info(newUser.getFirstName()); // print the first name of the Abel Tuter user

GlideUser - getUserRoles()

Returns the list of roles explicitly granted to the user.

Table 29. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 30. Returns
Type Description
Object/String List of comma-separated roles explicitly assigned to the user.
Note: The data type for the returned value is object, however, the information is returned as a string.

Example

var currentUser = gs.getUser(); 
var userRoles = currentUser.getUserRoles();
gs.info('User Roles: ' + userRoles);
gs.info('Data type: ' + typeof userRoles);
*** Script: User Roles: ,admin,security_admin
*** Script: Data type: object

Scoped equivalent

To use the getUserRoles() method in a scoped application, use the corresponding scoped method: getUserRoles().

GlideUser - hasRole(String role)

Determines if the current user has the specified role.

Table 31. Parameters
Name Type Description
role String Role to check
Table 32. Returns
Type Description
Boolean True if the user has the role.

Example

var currentUser = gs.getUser(); 
gs.info(currentUser.hasRole('admin'));

Scoped equivalent

To use the hasRole() method in a scoped application, use the corresponding scoped method: hasRole().

GlideUser - isExplicitMemberOf(String group)

Determines if the current user is an explicit member of the specified group. Only active groups are evaluated by this method.

The isMemberOf() method returns true for a parent group if the user is a member of the child group. Use this method if you only want to return true for parent groups.

Table 33. Parameters
Name Type Description
group String Sys_id of the user group to check.
Table 34. Returns
Type Description
Boolean

Flag that indicates whether the current user is an explicit member of the specified group.

Valid values:
  • true: The current user is an explicit member of the specified group.
  • false: The current user is not an explicit member of the specified group.

Example

The following example shows how to check if the current user is an explicit member of the specified group.

var isExplMem = gs.getUser().isExplicitMemberOf('b8ef24616fc331003b3c498f5d3ee434');
gs.info(isExplMem);

Output:

false

Scoped equivalent

There is no scoped equivalent for this method.

GlideUser - isMemberOf(String group)

Determines if the current user is a member of the specified group. Only active groups are evaluated by this method.

This method returns true for a parent group if the user is a member of the child group. Use the isExplicitMemberOf() if you only want to return true for parent groups.

Table 35. Parameters
Name Type Description
group String Sys_id or name of the group to check.
Table 36. Returns
Type Description
Boolean Flag that indicates whether the user is a member of the specified group.
Possible values:
  • true: User is a member of the group.
  • false: User isn't a member of the group.

Example

The following example checks if the current user is a member of the Capacity Mgmt group.

var currentUser = gs.getUser(); 
gs.info(currentUser.isMemberOf('Capacity Mgmt'));

Output:

false

Scoped equivalent

To use the isMemberOf() method in a scoped application, use the corresponding scoped method: isMemberOf().