Show creator name in SAP WEBI report

SAP WEBI provides you a lot of functions which can let you perform a wide range of operations ranging from fetching data to doing some complex calculations. You can get the entire list at help.sap.com.

Functions to Display Creator Information

For displaying the creator name in your WEBI report, you can use the following functions ?

• DocumentOwner()
• DocumentAuthor()

These functions will not give you directly the name but the user IDs which can be used further to get the actual name.

Implementation Steps

You will have to utilize the User Attribute Management to get your task done. Create a new variable which you need to populate with the user attribute value, basically the name.

Here's how to implement this in your WEBI report ?

1. Create a new variable in your report
2. Use DocumentOwner() or DocumentAuthor() to get the user ID
3. Map this ID to User Attribute Management to retrieve the actual name
4. Display the variable in your report header or footer

Example Usage

In the variable definition, you can use the following approach ?

=DocumentOwner()

This will return the creator's user ID, which you can then map to the corresponding user name through User Attribute Management configuration in your SAP BusinessObjects environment.

Conclusion

By using DocumentOwner() or DocumentAuthor() functions combined with User Attribute Management, you can successfully display the creator's name in your SAP WEBI reports. This approach requires mapping user IDs to actual names through the proper configuration.