Unable to get User Email id or User GUID (Azure AD Object ID) at PowerApps portal pages using Javascript

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Hi,

I am using PowerApps Azure AD login page to authenticate using AAD user Id.

But at the powerapps portal pages i am unabe to get the User email or User GUID (AZure AD Object Id) to send it as parameter in my javascript API call. I also noticed when looked the browser developer toolbar that a script related to dynamics 365 is loaded in which it gets userName (which is AD GUID object) and the contactid (note this is within the script and i can see only values not the script).

tried using Xrm.Utility.getGlobalContect() but gets error Xrm is undefined.

cannot use function User().Email because this a powerapps portal page not the canva =s formula

CDS user function can get only full name but not the email.

Appreciate your advise in getting the User email or User GUID.

Thanks.

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Satish1024 279 on at

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You can use Liquid objects to access the dynamic content of CRM entities.

For example, there is an object called "user". You can access full name of the user as {{user.fullname}}
So you can use the attribute logical name of the contact entity and access any attribute. If you want to access email id, {{user.emailaddress1}}. Similarly, Guid can be accessed {{user.contactid}}

An example is given here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/portals/liquid/liquid-objects

Please mark it as answer if my post helps.

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Satish Reddy
https://pascalcase.com

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Pbv 10 on at

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Excellent. Thankyou Satish.

May I know if you can help in understanding how would I be able to get this UserName Value which is a GUID (an object ID of Azure AD User) which is prepopulated under the portal script (as metnioned) when a user logged into the portal.

I am curious to get this 'userName' value from the Dynamics 365 Portal attribute to avoid additional call at my function in getting the UserGUID when passed email Id as parameter in an objective to retrive the user group.

<script>
window["Microsoft"] = window["Microsoft"] || {};
window["Microsoft"].Dynamic365 = {
     Portal: {
      User: {
       contactId: 'xxxxxxxxxx',
       userName: 'xxxxxxxxx'
                   },
      version : '9.1.11.27',
      type: 'CDSStarterPortal',
      id: 'xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
     }
</script>
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Liquid objects can be used in JS also..
For example,
var name = '{{user.fullname}}';
In your case, something like this:

User: {
contactId: '{{user.contactid}}'
......
......

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AndKanPA 214 on at

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Hello @Satish-Reddy ,

but is it possible do use:
{% fetchXML query %} ... {% endfetchxml %}
too?

Thanks,
AndKan

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var name = '{{user.fullname}}';
name resolves to undefined
anyone know why this might be?
The var statement is inside a change event function

Hello, {{ user.fullname | escape }}!
puts Hello, Darin J! at the bottom of my form.

alert("name:" + "{{user.fullname}}");
displays: name:{{user.fullname | encode }}

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