Whenever something doesn't work, check the type of the variables you have: $value.class In this case, it would print java.lang.String, which means that the value is a plain string, so it doesn't have any get(property) method. You want to turn that string into some kind of user. Try this: {{velocity}}{{html clean=false}} #set ($userObj = $xwiki.getDocument($value).getObject('XWiki.XWikiUsers')) $value.get('first_name') $value.get('last_name') {{/html}}{{/velocity}} But it's even simpler this way: {{velocity}}$xwiki.getUserName($value, false){{/velocity}} The false parameter means "wrap the username in an HTML link to the user's profile". If you just want a plain name, then keep that as "false". A link means that it will generate HTML, and depending on which version of XWiki you have, you might need to fiddle with the settings of the livetable, things get complicated. On 05/17/2015 10:20 AM, hubert wrote:

Dear all,

I'd like to add to the user directory a field that shows the line manager of the user. The line manager himself is also a XWiki user so the presentation should be like first_name +" "+ last_name with a hypelink to the profile page.

Now I have problems with the presentation of the line manager.

My approach was: 1) Modify the class XWiki.XWikiUsers: 1.1) Add a field 'superior' of type 'List of Users' 1.2) Modify 'Custom Display' of field 'superior' as following: {{velocity}} {{html clean=false}} $value.get('first_name') $value.get('first_name') {{/velocity}}} 2) Modify the Selected Columns list for 'User Directory': first_name last_name superior

With the code above in 1.2, in the User Directory Panel my column 'superior' is always <p>$value.get('first_name') $value.get('first_name')}</p>

When I use in 1.2: {{velocity}} $value {{/velocity}} I get at least the following output (when superior is 'hkraut') <p>XWiki.hkraut</p>

Please can somebody tell me, if already point 1.1 was the wrong approach? Or how can I adapt 1.2 to display the superior properly?

Many thanks, Hubert

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