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PeopleZen: Feedback Forum > Display the current user in a web part

Hi, can this be used to display in a webpart the current user?

March 9, 2010 at 5:17 | Unregistered CommenterDB

Hi DB,

sure, this can be done. In addition to a PeopleZen Web Part, also add a FilterZen Web Part to your page. In Page Edit mode (Site Actions -> Edit Page), connect the latter to the former by choosing it from the Connections sub-menu inside its edit Web Part menu.

Now open the FilterZen Web Part's settings tool-pane (by picking Modify Shared Web Part from its edit menu) and add a new User Filter. This already defaults to sending the current user so all you need to do is give the filter the right name: call it AccountName (no spaces).

Once you Apply first the filter changes, then the FilterZen Web Part as a whole, the PeopleZen Web Part should only display a single record: that of the current user. For controlling how display this information, and which properties to include or exclude here, simply configure the PeopleZen Web Part as usual.

Hope this helps!

March 9, 2010 at 7:06 | Registered CommenterROXORITY

We now have a direct check-box option for this, no need for a filter web part anymore!

August 7, 2010 at 0:51 | Registered CommenterROXORITY