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Using a user name element

A user name element displays the name of the current user in a presentation template, component design, or element design. You can only use a user name element by creating a user name component. You cannot add a user name element to authoring templates, site areas, or content items.

About this task

To create a user name component, go to Applications > Content > web Content Management and then click New > Component > User Name.
  1. User name component identification
    Specify identification information for the component, including the name, title and description of the component.
  2. Specify a location for the user name component
    When creating a component you can specify the location of the component.
  3. Define component designs for different users
    A user name element displays the current user's name in a presentation template, component design, or element design. You can only use a user name element by creating a user name component. You cannot add a user name element to authoring templates, site areas, or content items.
  4. User name component properties
    Specify properties for the component, including the list of authors and owners associated with the component.
  5. Granting user name component access
    Specify the access control settings for the component to determine which users have access to the component and their level of access.
Parent topic: Using elements
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