JavaScript Extensions

JavaScript Extensions
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One additional object is accessible through JavaScript or substitution when running on the Server. It provides a few utility functions related to user access, for example so you can include the name of the user who generated a report as part of the report itself.

The object is called Server and provides the following functions:

int getUserId(): Returns the unique id of the current user
String getUserName(): Returns the name of the current user
int[] getGroupIds(): Returns the ids of the groups to which the current user belongs
String[] getGroupNames(): Returns the names of the groups to which the current user belongs
boolean isAdmin(): Returns true if the current user belongs to the admin group
String getRepositoryUserHome(): Returns the name of the current user's repository home directory

The Server object can be used in any server-side JavaScript codes but will be undefined if used in the standalone Designer. Substitutions can use the Server object by invoking JavaScript through an "=" prefix. For example

${=Server.getUserName()}

will insert the current user name into the output.

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