# \[IGN-15749\] Issue with system.user.getUser in Perspective Binding after migrating to 8.3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [April 29, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15749-issue-with-system-user-getuser-in-perspective-binding-after-migrating-to-8-3/115304 "2026-04-29T14:11:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aiasa21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Aiasa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aiasa21)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15749-issue-with-system-user-getuser-in-perspective-binding-after-migrating-to-8-3/115304/1 "2026-04-29T14:11:48Z")
Hi everyone, I'm currently testing a project migration from Ignition 8.1 to 8.3 and I've encountered a strange behavior regarding user management scripts. I have a script transform on a binding (bound to a `userName` property). The script calls `system.user.getUser`, but in version 8.3, it returns no result (None), whereas the exact same logic worked perfectly in 8.1. The weird part: - In a Perspective Binding: It returns `None`. - In the Script Console: It works as expected and returns the user object. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/c/3c96298261cfca7fbbe0b2b652894384826a6c73.png) Thank for the help. ---
**Author:** ![jonathanf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@jonathanf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jonathanf)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15749-issue-with-system-user-getuser-in-perspective-binding-after-migrating-to-8-3/115304/2 "2026-04-29T14:34:21Z")
Add your user source. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/9/a9bf89e2e20f986da79e0477d840591a335fd45f.png) ---
**Author:** ![Aiasa21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Aiasa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aiasa21)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15749-issue-with-system-user-getuser-in-perspective-binding-after-migrating-to-8-3/115304/3 "2026-04-29T14:39:19Z")
Thank you for the help, it works. ---
**Author:** ![jonathanf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@jonathanf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jonathanf)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15749-issue-with-system-user-getuser-in-perspective-binding-after-migrating-to-8-3/115304/4 "2026-04-29T14:54:05Z")
I'm not sure why it worked in 8.1 and not 8.3, but my guess would be that in 8.1 it uses your default user source unless your specify otherwise, and in 8.3 you need to add your user source even if its your default. I'm sure there is some technical reason they made this change or maybe its just a bug they missed. Maybe someone from IA will stop by and give us the answer. ---
**Author:** ![avaughn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/avaughn/32/38972_2.png) [@avaughn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/avaughn)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15749-issue-with-system-user-getuser-in-perspective-binding-after-migrating-to-8-3/115304/5 "2026-04-29T15:14:21Z")
This is a known bug in 8.3. There's a fix currently going through QA. Passing an empty string should result in the project's default user source being used. ---
**Author:** ![Aiasa21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Aiasa21](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aiasa21)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15749-issue-with-system-user-getuser-in-perspective-binding-after-migrating-to-8-3/115304/6 "2026-04-29T15:34:38Z")
Understand, thank you both for the support and have a nice day. ---
**Author:** ![avaughn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/avaughn/32/38972_2.png) [@avaughn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/avaughn)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15749-issue-with-system-user-getuser-in-perspective-binding-after-migrating-to-8-3/115304/7 "2026-05-08T20:43:14Z")
The fix has been merged and should be available in the next nightly.