Service Manager

CurrentUserIdentityType

Returns the identity type (such as employee, external contact, and so on) of the user associated with the current session. Use this function if you have business rules that are associated with a certain identity type. See Development Information for information about user types.

The identity type comes from the subtype of the user business object. Every user is represented by an instance of a business object that implements the identity contract. The name of the identity contract is the identity type. By default, the business objects that implement the identity contract are employee and external contact, although your tenant may have others, such as partner.

Syntax

CurrentUserIdentityType()

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)	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	Yes1
Business Rules: Initialization Rules	Yes1
Business Rules: Read Only Rules	Yes1
Business Rules: Required Rules	Yes1
Business Rules: Validation Rules	Yes1
Client Expressions	Yes
Object Permissions	No
Services	Yes
LDAP	Yes
Mobile	Yes
Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions)	Yes1
UI Quick Actions	Yes
Reports	Yes1
Search/Dashboard without field references	Yes1
Search/Dashboard with field references	No
1. Except in services.

Parameters

none

Return Value

Text value.

Example

$(CurrentUserIdentityType())

The example above returns "Employee."