set Default Value for People Picker in List Template current user
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Hi,
Default current user can’t be got in calculated column like Today. I suggest that use SPD Workflow described above or JavaScript. Open NewForm page of the list, then add “pageview=shared&toolpaneview=2” to the page URL, click Enter to go to edit mode. Then add a Content Editor Web Part to the bottom of NewForm page, copy the code bellow into Source Editor of CEWP.
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://come:100/sites/collection1/Shared Documents/jquery.SPServices-0.7.0.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){var CurrUser=$().SPServices.SPGetCurrentUser({ fieldName: "Name", debug: false});
$('#ctl00_m_g_dab5800a_09ac_4f35_97f6_9b5496127f68_ctl00_ctl04_ctl02_ctl00_ctl00_ctl04_ctl00_ctl00_UserField_upLevelDiv').html(CurrUser);
});
</script>
Note:
download jquery.SPServices-0.7.0.js here and upload it to your own site: http://spservices.codeplex.com/SourceControl/list/changesets, and then replace the route of jquery.SPServices-0.7.0.js above with the route in your site. ctl00_m_g_dab5800a_09ac_4f35_97f6_9b5496127f68_ctl00_ctl04_ctl02_ctl00_ctl00_ctl04_ctl00_ctl00_UserField_upLevelDiv
is the id of the people-picker, please find it in your own NewForm page.
Another method, you can use Event Handler. Here is the example code.
public override void ItemAdded(SPItemEventProperties properties)
{
if (properties.ListTitle == "listname")//replace listname with your list.
{
SPWebcurrentWeb = properties.OpenWeb();
SPUseruser = currentWeb.SiteUsers.GetByID(properties.CurrentUserId);
SPListItemliitem = properties.ListItem;
SPFieldUserValuefieldUser = newSPFieldUserValue(currentWeb, user.ID, user.LoginName);
liitem["currentuser"] = fieldUser;//replace currentuser with your field name.
liitem.Update();
}
//base.ItemAdded(properties);
}
If anything unclear, please feel free to ask.
Thanks.
Emir Liu
TechNet Community Support
- Marked as answer by Emir Liu Thursday, February 16, 2012 2:45 AM
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Hi Hari,
After several trials, I suggest SharePoint Designer Workflow as a most convenient method. You can create a workflow for the custom list in SharePoint Designer, and select automatically start the workflow when a new item is created. Then select Update List Item to set the Requested By field as Created By or Modified By, and then finish the workflow. Now you can create a new item and the Requested By field will be auto-populated with Created By (the current user).
Here is a similar post:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointgeneral/thread/b6898b14-3454-4787-b8df-fa7c4d8cabde/ .Thanks.
Emir Liu
TechNet Community Support
-
Hi,
Default current user can’t be got in calculated column like Today. I suggest that use SPD Workflow described above or JavaScript. Open NewForm page of the list, then add “pageview=shared&toolpaneview=2” to the page URL, click Enter to go to edit mode. Then add a Content Editor Web Part to the bottom of NewForm page, copy the code bellow into Source Editor of CEWP.
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://come:100/sites/collection1/Shared Documents/jquery.SPServices-0.7.0.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){var CurrUser=$().SPServices.SPGetCurrentUser({ fieldName: "Name", debug: false});
$('#ctl00_m_g_dab5800a_09ac_4f35_97f6_9b5496127f68_ctl00_ctl04_ctl02_ctl00_ctl00_ctl04_ctl00_ctl00_UserField_upLevelDiv').html(CurrUser);
});
</script>
Note:
download jquery.SPServices-0.7.0.js here and upload it to your own site: http://spservices.codeplex.com/SourceControl/list/changesets, and then replace the route of jquery.SPServices-0.7.0.js above with the route in your site. ctl00_m_g_dab5800a_09ac_4f35_97f6_9b5496127f68_ctl00_ctl04_ctl02_ctl00_ctl00_ctl04_ctl00_ctl00_UserField_upLevelDiv
is the id of the people-picker, please find it in your own NewForm page.
Another method, you can use Event Handler. Here is the example code.
public override void ItemAdded(SPItemEventProperties properties)
{
if (properties.ListTitle == "listname")//replace listname with your list.
{
SPWebcurrentWeb = properties.OpenWeb();
SPUseruser = currentWeb.SiteUsers.GetByID(properties.CurrentUserId);
SPListItemliitem = properties.ListItem;
SPFieldUserValuefieldUser = newSPFieldUserValue(currentWeb, user.ID, user.LoginName);
liitem["currentuser"] = fieldUser;//replace currentuser with your field name.
liitem.Update();
}
//base.ItemAdded(properties);
}
If anything unclear, please feel free to ask.
Thanks.
Emir Liu
TechNet Community Support
- Marked as answer by Emir Liu Thursday, February 16, 2012 2:45 AM
