How do I assign the current system user to a user defined user field on a custom entity

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  This is on Dynamics 4.0 with update 14.

  The error I get when running this is "user' is undefined.

  My expectations are that the user defined field gets set to the person who is saving the record.  I can't use modified by or created by since those fields are NULL on new records.

  Scott  

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  Scott Clancy

  Saturday, March 5, 2011 1:19 AM
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  You're attempting to mix Javascript code with C# code.

  From within an Entity form event, your javascript code has no inherent knowledge of the identity of the currently logged in User.  To obtain the current User GUID, you must perform a WhoAmI operation.  The code in the following URL provides an example of how:

  http://www.dotnetspider.com/resources/20331-Javascript-get-Logged-USER-info-for.aspx

  Scroll down to the CRM 4.0 section.  You need the SystemUserId and FullName variables that are declared.

  If your 'ee_userfieldid' field represents a Lookup attribute, you need code similar to the following to populate it:

  var lookup = new Array();
  
  var lookupItem = new Object();
  lookupItem.id = SystemUserId;
  lookupItem.typename = 'systemuser';
  lookupItem.name = FullName;
  
  lookup[0] = lookupItem;
  
  crmForm.all.ee_userfieldid.DataValue = lookup;
  

   

   

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  --pogo (pat)

  Monday, March 7, 2011 1:23 AM