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To get windows logged in username
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:27 pm
by cosyxu
Hi Amo,
I'm currently using web-entry form function on PM Version 3.3.5, and I was wondering if there is any way that the dyanform can populate the current windows logged in username for browsers like (Chrome, Firefox), either setup in the javascript or a php trigger before the dynaform?
Thanks,
Yuan
Re: To get windows logged in username
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:42 pm
by amosbatto
If you are using the default web entry configuration, then there is no logged-in user in web entry form, because it uses the "guest" account. You can get info with the following JavaScript code, but it won't include the username:
PMDynaform.getProjectKeys()
If you marked the option "Authentication" > "Require User Login" in the Web Entry properties, then you can get the username of the logged-in user with this JavaScript in the Web Entry's Dynaform:
Code: Select allvar loggedUsername = $("#userInformation", top.document).text().match(/\((\w*)\)/)[1];
Re: To get windows logged in username
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:44 pm
by amosbatto
Oh wait, are you talking about the user who logged into MS Windows? No, that is impossible, because that would be violation of web browser security.
Re: To get windows logged in username
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:55 pm
by cosyxu
amosbatto wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:44 pm
Oh wait, are you talking about the user who logged into MS Windows? No, that is impossible, because that would be violation of web browser security.
Hi Amo,
Thanks for the reply.
I found some information from
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/117 ... t-username, but it works only for IE broswer, so I thought maybe there are some other ways to do it.
Code: Select allfunction username()
{
var wshshell=new ActiveXObject("wscript.shell");
var username=wshshell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%username%");
return username;
}
Thanks,
Yuan
Re: To get windows logged in username
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:04 am
by amosbatto
Another example why ActiveX was considered insecure.
Re: To get windows logged in username
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:19 am
by amosbatto
You could create a program that is installed on all the Windows machines used by your users, which is a REST server that could be called with JavaScript inside your Dynaform.
The program would get the Windows' logged-in user like this:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/330 ... out-domain
The address for the REST endpoint would be "localhost" and you can use the $.ajax() function in JavaScript to call it. Here is an example of using $.ajax():
https://wiki.processmaker.com/3.2/JavaS ... ing_jQuery
Of course this solution would be an insane amount of work on your part to implement, but it is probably what you have to do. It is far easier to make your users login to ProcessMaker.
Re: To get windows logged in username
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:47 pm
by cosyxu
amosbatto wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:19 am
You could create a program that is installed on all the Windows machines used by your users, which is a REST server that could be called with JavaScript inside your Dynaform.
The program would get the Windows' logged-in user like this:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/330 ... out-domain
The address for the REST endpoint would be "localhost" and you can use the $.ajax() function in JavaScript to call it. Here is an example of using $.ajax():
https://wiki.processmaker.com/3.2/JavaS ... ing_jQuery
Of course this solution would be an insane amount of work on your part to implement, but it is probably what you have to do. It is far easier to make your users login to ProcessMaker.
Hi Amo,
Thanks for the solution you provided.
Just to confirm what I understand, does it mean that I need to:
1. Build a REST service on a new server to get windows logged-in username. (C#/ASP.net).
2. Then in the Dyanform of ProcessMaker, it uses ajax to call this REST service(GET) and then return the username.
3. Once I get the username, I can populate it on the Dynaform,
BUT, because this is a web-entry form, so it still use 'Guest' user to create the new case, since I only capture the windows users(those users are not ProcessMaker Users).
This is what you suggested?
Thanks,
Yuan
Re: To get windows logged in username
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:30 am
by amosbatto
Yes, that is what I'm suggesting. If your first task in the process uses Value Based Assignment, then you can use JavaScript in the Web Entry form to get the Windows username and then use that information to set a hidden field in the Dynaform which is associated with the the variable used by Value Based Assignment in the first task of the process. For example, if the windows user is "bob", then set the hidden field to 1234567890abacdef1234567abacde (the ID for user Alice) so Alice will be assigned to the first task in the process.
By the way, Web Entry has an option in 3.2.2 and later to allow the user to login when filling out the web entry form.
Re: To get windows logged in username
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:35 pm
by cosyxu
amosbatto wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:30 am
Yes, that is what I'm suggesting. If your first task in the process uses Value Based Assignment, then you can use JavaScript in the Web Entry form to get the Windows username and then use that information to set a hidden field in the Dynaform which is associated with the the variable used by Value Based Assignment in the first task of the process. For example, if the windows user is "bob", then set the hidden field to 1234567890abacdef1234567abacde (the ID for user Alice) so Alice will be assigned to the first task in the process.
By the way, Web Entry has an option in 3.2.2 and later to allow the user to login when filling out the web entry form.
Hi Amo,
Thanks for your reply.
Yes, since processmaker 3.2.2, web entry has an option to allow the user to login, however what I want to achieve here is single-sign-on where the user won't need to enter their username and password. And when the windows users completed the form, in the workflow it will assign to an admin user for review.
Again, like you suggest, it requires a Restful service to get windows logged-in username when an user open a web-entry form.
PS: ProcessMaker has the SSO function but that is allow the use to login processmaker application not the web-entry form.
Thanks
Yuan
Re: To get windows logged in username
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:59 am
by aricjoshua
I discovered some information using the t-username command, but it only works with the Internet Explorer browser, so I figured there must be another method.
Thank you!