Introduction
The Get user property rule allows you to retrieve a property of a user that has been selected. You can select a user by defining one in a user picker field or selecting the current user, meaning that the user currently filling out the form will be selected when retrieving a profile property of a profile attribute. For example you can retrieve properties such as First Name, Last Name, Email or Phone number of a current user, those property values can be used fill in fields associated with a user.
When to use
Use this rule when you need to retrieve a profile property or a profile attribute from a current user or a user defined in a user picker field.
You can add this rule:
- to a field
- to a form
- to a process (the rule will run on load)
Before getting started
In advance of using the Get user property rule, in your process you need to have created at least one or more forms. The rule also requires you to select a user profile source, the source can be the current user of the form or a user chosen within a User picker field. When selecting the current user option, you will target the property of the user that is currently using the form. When you pick the user picker field, you need to create a User picker field which is used to select a user to target when retrieving a property. The rule also requires a text box field which is used as a container to store the retrieved value of the property.
- User picker (required) - field used to select a user for which you want to update a property. To learn more about user picker field go to User picker control.
- Text box (required) - field used as a container to store the value of the property. To learn more about text box field go to Text box control.
How to get started
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Click on an existing process by going to Administration > Designer and decide which form, or field you will apply the rule to, by clicking on that item so that it is in edit mode so you can see the Edit/pen button, Pen button
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Click on Add a rule > Users > Update user property.
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In the Edit rule - Update user property dialog box, give the rule a title in the Title field.
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If you want to add conditions for the rule, click on the Edit conditions button
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Under the Action section fill out the following:
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User profile source - select which type of source you want to use as the user to update the property for, choose from:
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Current user - selecting this option will result in targeting the user that is currently using the form.
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Defined in a user picker field - selecting this option will result in a Pick a user field option to appear allowing you to select a user picker field from your process. This will then specify which user you are targeting when wanting to retrieve a property, see image below:
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Field to store user profile property - you can select a field within your process to store the value of the retrieved property.
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User profile property - list of profile properties and profile attributes that you can retrieve. Note that you can create your own profile attributes which also appear in the list, to learn more about profile attributes go to Profile attributes.
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You can choose to retrieve more than one property of a user, to do so click on the
button. This will result in adding more Field to store user profile property and User profile property fields. You can also delete unwanted fields by clicking on the red Bin/trash icon.
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When you are finished editing the dialog box, click on OK or click on Close at any time to exit the dialog box.
Editing, deleting or duplicating rules
When you have clicked on an existing rule, and the rule is visible in the right-hand pane under Rules, there are a number of options available to you.
- To disable a rule click the slider across beside the rule name.
- To copy a rule, click on the Duplicate button
beside the rule name. - To delete a rule, click on the Bin/Trash button
. - To view a rule, click on the rule name to open the Edit rule dialog box.
User tip 
- Use this rule to automate processes when a form requires information from a users profile. For example when a form contains field such as name, phone number or email address, you can use this rule to automatically set those fields by retrieving the users name, phone number and email address properties.
What’s next 
To find out more about other User rules go to User rules.
To find out more about other rules go to Rules.