topic Re: Display First and Last Name Instead of User Name in ArcGIS Online Questions

Display First and Last Name Instead of User Name

AmyRoust — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:52:34 GMT

Is it possible to change ArcGIS Online and/or Portal items so that the first and last name associated with an account displays as the owner instead of the user name? It's purely a personal preference, but I think a first and last name looks nicer and makes more sense to the lay person than a username.

Re: Display First and Last Name Instead of User Name

Katie_Clark — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:10:41 GMT

I like this! If it's not already possible, it sounds like a good thing to post to the "Ideas" section of Geonet.

Re: Display First and Last Name Instead of User Name

KellyGerrow — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:16:22 GMT

This isn't possible currently but has been logged on the ideas site.

Here is a link to the idea: https://community.esri.com/ideas/11724

Re: Display First and Last Name Instead of User Name

MarkBockenhauer — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 23:40:12 GMT

Maybe both? The username is unique... so maybe more authoritative with regard to owner.

Re: Display First and Last Name Instead of User Name

Katie_Clark — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 12:54:25 GMT

Thanks, Kelly! I've up-voted the idea.

Re: Display First and Last Name Instead of User Name

AmyRoust — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 13:01:07 GMT

I think it would be ideal to have the choice to do one or both. Kelly, thanks for the link to the Ideas page!

Re: Display First and Last Name Instead of User Name

BrittanyBurson — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 21:45:38 GMT

Hi all, this would be great and I'm not quite sure if it's possible yet in Enterprise 10.8.x. We're using a web app to gather feedback from staff within our organization in Portal. For now we're having them type in their name and department manually with each comment submission, but it would be great if we could show the First and Last name associated to their user rather than the username itself (email address) when we show the recorded comments/"edited by" user.