currentUser

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Last updated: Oct 22, 2021 by Jonathan Muse
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Availability

  • This routine is available starting with katl-commons 1.0 .
  • This routine is available for Jira server and cloud deployment options.

Syntax

currentUser()

Description

Returns the key for the user that invoked the script containing currentUser.

Return type

string

The return value represents the key of the user that triggered the script. Usually transition is executed.

Example

customfield = currentUser();

Result: customfield = <key of the current user>.

See also