> #### 6.3.6 Get Process Initiator Java Action

> This Java Action assigns the name of the user who started this process instance as the value of the specified user-defined attribute (UDA). It employs the GetProcessInitiator Server (Process Enactment) API and the UDA Assignment Action Editor. For more information on the Server API, see the Interstage Business Process Manager Developer's Guide.

> To use the Get Process Initiator Java Action:

> 1. Follow the instructions in the Assigning Java Actions section. Following these instructions will guide you to the Action List dialog box from which you can select an Action. Double-click Get Process Initiator in the Action List dialog box. First, you must expand the Server Actions folder.

> The UDA Assignment action editor appears.

> 2. Select a UDA from the Target UDA drop-down field. This JavaAction assigns the name of the user that started this process instance as the value of the UDA selected in the Target UDA field. In the example, this Java Action assigns the name of the user who started the process to the Initiator UDA.

> Figure 71: The UDA Assignment Action Editor
> Your Java Action appears in the Action frame of the properties dialog where you clicked the Add button. In the example, GetInitiator is set as the activity's prologue Java Action.

> Figure 72: The Action Set pane

> 3. Click OK to close the properties dialog box.

> Your Get Process Initiator Java Action is now assigned to the process definition.

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