Role

Returns the name of a role assigned to a user.

Variants

• Role()
• Role(User user)

Role()

Returns the name of a role assigned to the user currently accessing the database.

Returns

Text

Examples

• Role() returns the role name for the user currently accessing the database.
• Role() = "Admin" returns true if the current user is working under the "Admin" role.
• Role[Admin] returns true if the current user is working under the "Admin" role. This is a compact form of the following condition: Role() = "Admin".

Role(User user)

Returns the name of a role assigned to the user.

Parameters

user

The user to check.

Returns

Text

Examples

• Role(ToUser("linda.smith@abc.com")) returns a role name assigned to Linda Smith.
• Role([Created By]) = "Manager" returns true if the user specified in the "Created By" column is working under the "Manager" role.