# Recording UserName in a Transaction Group

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recording-username-in-a-transaction-group/110776>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 19, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recording-username-in-a-transaction-group/110776 "2025-09-19T12:29:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alfred\_Thayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Alfred\_Thayer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alfred_Thayer)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recording-username-in-a-transaction-group/110776/1 "2025-09-19T12:29:46Z")

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When I record data using a transaction group I need to also record the current username.

The transaction group is triggered by a button push so I know which client is initiating the transaction group.

I am at a loss of how to handle this.

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**Author:** ![tgarrison](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/tgarrison/32/80965_2.png) [@tgarrison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tgarrison)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recording-username-in-a-transaction-group/110776/2 "2025-09-19T13:22:35Z")

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Use the button push to first write the username into a tag that is part of the transaction group - then write the tag that triggers the transaction group.