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MarkBird
February 11, 2026
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XFGet formula to retrieve application name

  • February 11, 2026
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Hi

Is there and XFGet type of formula that can be used to retrieve the name of the application that you are currently logged into?

Thanks,

Mark

Best answer by MarkBird

I have just managed to resolve this by creating a technical account called ApplicationName. The account is set to DynamicCalc.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The formula is as follows:

'Returns the name of an application
Dim viewMember As ViewMember = ViewMember.GetItem(api.Pov.View.MemberPk.MemberId)

If viewMember.IsAnnotationType Then
	'Only return the app name if this is a text-based dataCell.
	Return api.SI.AppName
Else
	Return 0
End If

And then I used XFGetCell formula to retrieve the application.

=XFGetCellUsingScript(TRUE, "Reporting", "A#ApplicationName:V#Annotation", "", "")

A little bit long winded, but it does the trick. Not sure if anyone has a better idea.

Mark

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MarkBirdAuthorAnswer
February 11, 2026

I have just managed to resolve this by creating a technical account called ApplicationName. The account is set to DynamicCalc.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The formula is as follows:

'Returns the name of an application
Dim viewMember As ViewMember = ViewMember.GetItem(api.Pov.View.MemberPk.MemberId)

If viewMember.IsAnnotationType Then
	'Only return the app name if this is a text-based dataCell.
	Return api.SI.AppName
Else
	Return 0
End If

And then I used XFGetCell formula to retrieve the application.

=XFGetCellUsingScript(TRUE, "Reporting", "A#ApplicationName:V#Annotation", "", "")

A little bit long winded, but it does the trick. Not sure if anyone has a better idea.

Mark

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