Appian User Initials Avatar

Appian utility application to display user avatars based on a user's first and last name.

Requirements

The User Initials Avatar application depends on the following Appian Cloud approved plug-in(s):

Content Tools (v1.0.1)
- finddocumentsbyname()

Installation

Installing the Appian User Initials Avatar application follows the same process as installing any new Appian application into your environment. The application is ready for use upon installation, but if you would like to configure the default initials set and style properties then refer to the Configuration section.

Usage

Display Default Initials Avatar when User Profile Picture Not Found

rule!UIA_userImageWithReplacementAvatar(
  user: loggedInUser()
)

Display Double Initials Avatar with Light Style when User Profile Picture Not Found

rule!UIA_userImageWithReplacementAvatar(
  user: loggedInUser(),
  initialSet: cons!UIA_INITIALS_SET_DOUBLE,
  style: cons!UIA_STYLE_AVATAR_DOUBLE_LIGHT
)

Display Single Initial Avatar

rule!UIA_documentAvatarSingleInitialForUserWithStyle(
  user: loggedInUser()
)

Display Double Initials Avatar with Dark Style

rule!UIA_documentAvatarDoubleInitialsForUserWithStyle(
  user: loggedInUser(),
  style: cons!UIA_STYLE_AVATAR_DOUBLE_DARK
)

Configuration

Set Security

UIA All Users

Members of this group are allowed to view all user initials avatars.

UIA Administrators

Members of this group will be given Administrator permissions to modify the User Initials Avatar application.

Set Default Constant Values

UIA_INITIALS_SET_DEFAULT

Type: Number (Integer)
Description: Represents the default initials set to display in the user's avatar.
Acceptable Values:
- 1
- 2

UIA_STYLE_AVATAR_SINGLE_DEFAULT

Type: Folder
Description: Represents the default style for single initial avatars.
Acceptable Values:
- Single Initial/appian
- Single Initial/dark
- Single Initial/light

UIA_STYLE_AVATAR_DOUBLE_DEFAULT

Type: Folder
Description: Represents the default style for double initial avatars.
Acceptable Values:
- Double Initials/appian
- Double Initials/dark
- Double Initials/light

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