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nisha c onisha c o 

CreatedBy ID field of User object

Hi,

 

i am writing a formula field on User object which access CreatedBy ID field. but does not seem that i can access that field. it does not appear when i click on Insert Field button. does any one know how to access that field or any other work around?

 

thanks in advance!

 

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Tejpal KumawatTejpal Kumawat

Hi Nisha,

 

Firstly create this field on User Object : Created_By_Id__c [Text(18)]

 

After that paste this one code for User Object :

 

trigger updateCreatedById on User (before insert, before update) {
if (Trigger.isBefore) {
if (Trigger.isInsert) {
for(User u : trigger.New){
u.Created_By_Id__c = UserInfo.getUserId();
}
}
}
}

 

Now test it by creating new User.

 

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Tejpal KumawatTejpal Kumawat

Hi Nisha,

 

Write a trigger on insert of User Object and Create a Text field on User Object. After that you can access that field as per your requirement.
Tejpal KumawatTejpal Kumawat

Hi Nisha,

 

Firstly create this field on User Object : Created_By_Id__c [Text(18)]

 

After that paste this one code for User Object :

 

trigger updateCreatedById on User (before insert, before update) {
if (Trigger.isBefore) {
if (Trigger.isInsert) {
for(User u : trigger.New){
u.Created_By_Id__c = UserInfo.getUserId();
}
}
}
}

 

Now test it by creating new User.

 

This was selected as the best answer
nisha c onisha c o

thank you so much!! it worked! :)