CurrentUserRecId

4 min

Returns the RecID (unique record identifier) for the user associated with the current session. Use this function to access other properties for a user if you already know the RecID of the user.

Syntax

CurrentUserRecId()

Enabled For

For a description of the business object categories, see Notes on "Enabled For".

Business Object Category	Yes/No
Business Rules: Before-Save Rules	Yes1
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (After Save, with or without Also Recalculate on Load)	Yes1
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, without Also Recalculate On Load)	Yes1
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, with Recalculate On Load)	Yes1
Business Rules: Editing Rules	Yes2
Business Rules: Initialization Rules	Yes1
Business Rules: Read Only Rules	No
Business Rules: Required Rules	Yes2
Business Rules: Validation Rules	Yes1
Client Expressions	No
Object Permissions	Yes
Services	Yes
LDAP	Yes
Mobile	Yes
Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions)	Yes1
UI Quick Actions	No
Reports	Yes1
Search/Dashboard without field references	Yes1
Search/Dashboard with field references	Yes1
Except in services. Except in services and when this field appears on a form or is triggered by such a field.

Parameters

None.

Return Value

Text value.

Examples

$(CurrentUserRecId())

In one example, the above function returns FB884D18F7B746A0992880F2DFFE749C.

CurrentUserRecId() Example

The above is an example of using this function in a quick action.