Key questions about this property
The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.
| What does it do? |
This property determines the user identifier field for the 'User identification' login page, defaulting to 'user_name'. |
| What area does it affect? |
User Authentication |
| What does the default mean? |
The default value is "user_name", which is the baseline setting used unless it is changed. |
| When should you review it? |
Review this property when configuring user login settings or troubleshooting authentication issues. |
Out of the box property record
Raw metadata from the property record.
| Property name |
glide.authenticate.multisso.login_locate.user_field |
| Sys ID |
90db0a271b121100227e5581be07139f |
| Type |
string |
| Application |
Global |
| Default value |
user_name |
| Description |
The field on the user table that identifies a user accessing the "User identification" login page. By default, it uses the 'user_name' field. |
| Updated |
2025-07-22 21:08:55 |
Sources
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Snippet 1
... value: none • Location: System Properties > Security glide.attachment.role Comma-separated list of roles that can create attachments. • Type: string • Default value: public • Location: System Properties > Security glide.authenticate.multisso.login_locate.user_field Identifies a common login identifier. • Type: string • Default value: user_name • Location: Add the property to the System Property [sys_properties] table. glide.authenticate.sso.saml2.require_signed_authnrequest Enables the Identity Provider Single sign-on ...
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Snippet 2
... respective companies with which they are associated. 1936 Note: The identifier can be any sys_user field. The user_name field is available, and the additional field can be configured in the glide.authenticate.multisso.login_locate.user_field property. This property is currently available on the SSO properties page. 4. The platform looks up the identifier in the sys_user table and evaluates IFL policies in order of priority. ...
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