A function that returns the user name of the current user.

USER

{fn USER}
{fn USER()}

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.

The following example returns the current user name:

SELECT USER AS CurrentUser

The following example selects the name and record creation date information for those records created by the current user:

SELECT Name FROM Sample.Person WHERE Name = USER

CREATE USER GRANT