GlideUser – Sever Side Cheat Sheet

Referenced from: https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/reference/api/utah/server/no-namespace/c_GlideUserScopedAPI

and posted here for easy access.

Method	Returns	Example
getCompanyID()	Returns the current user’s company sys_id.	gs.getUser().getCompanyID();
getDisplayName()	Returns the current user’s display name.	gs.getUser().getDisplayName();
getDomainID()	Returns the identifier of the user’s current session domain.	gs.getUser().getDomainID();
getEmail()	Returns the user’s email address.	gs.getUser().getEmail();
getFirstName()	Returns the user’s first name.	gs.getUser().getFirstName();
getID()	Gets the sys_id of the current user.	gs.getUser().getID();
getLastName()	Returns the user’s last name.	gs.getUser().getLastName();
getName()	Returns the user ID, or login name, of the current user.	gs.getUser().getName();
getPreference(String name)	Gets the specified user preference value for the current user.	gs.getUser().getPreference(String name);
getRoles()	Returns a list of roles that includes explicitly granted roles, inherited roles, and roles acquired by group membership.	gs.getUser().getRoles();
getUserRoles()	Returns the list of roles explicitly granted to the user.Unlike the getRoles() method, this method does not return roles the user inherits or roles acquired from group membership.	gs.getUser().getUserRoles();
hasRole(String role)	Determines if the current user has the specified role.	gs.getUser().hasRole(String role);
isMemberOf(String group)	Determines if the current user is a member of the specified group.	gs.getUser().isMemberOf(String group);
savePreference(String name, String value)	Saves a user preference value to the database.	gs.getUser().savePreference(String name, String value);