USER (SQL)
A function that returns the user name of the current user.
Synopsis
USER
{fn USER}
{fn USER()}
Description
USER takes no arguments and returns the user name (also referred to as the authorization ID) of the current user. The general function does not allow parentheses; the ODBC scalar function can specify or omit the empty parentheses.
A user name is defined with the CREATE USER command.
Typical uses for USER are in the SELECT statement select list or in the WHERE clause of a query. In designing a report, USER can be used to print the current user for whom the report is being produced.
Examples
The following example returns the current user name:
SELECT USER AS CurrentUserThe following example selects those records where the last name ($PIECE(Name,',',1) or the first name (without the middle initial) matches the current user name:
SELECT Name FROM Sample.Person
WHERE %SQLUPPER(USER)=%SQLUPPER($PIECE(Name,',',1))
OR %SQLUPPER(USER)=%SQLUPPER($PIECE($PIECE(Name,',',2),' ',1))
