---
title: DefaultUserName
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/defaultusername
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:30.857Z
---

Returns the default user name for the user associated with the current session.

## Syntax

`DefaultUserName()`

## Enabled For

For a description of the business object categories, see [Notes on "Enabled For"](docId\:u26v9feCFs6iLwA0-PVJd).

| Business Object Category                                                                     | Yes/No |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
| Business Rules: Before-Save Rules                                                            | Yes1   |
| Business Rules: Calculation Rules (After Save, with or without Also Recalculate on Load)     | Yes    |
| 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)          | Yes    |
| 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                                                             | Yes2   |
| Client Expressions                                                                           | No     |
| Object Permissions                                                                           | No     |
| 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                                                       | No     |
| 1. Except in services.                                                                       |        |
| 2. Except in services and when this field appears on a form or is triggered by such a field. |        |

## Parameters

None.

## Return Value

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Text value.
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## Example

`$(DefaultUserName())`

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If the current user is Joe Smith and his user name is JSmith, this example returns JSmith.
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