[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

[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:

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var loggedUsername = $("#userInformation", top.document).text().match(/\((\w*)\)/)[1];

[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.

[cosyxu]

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.

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function username()
          {   
            var wshshell=new ActiveXObject("wscript.shell");
            var username=wshshell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%username%");
            return username;
          }

Thanks,
Yuan

[amosbatto]

Another example why ActiveX was considered insecure.

[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.

[cosyxu]

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

[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.

[cosyxu]

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

[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!