Overview
M-Files shows the display names of the users who have created, modified or checked out objects in the metadata card header. These values are based on the built-in Users value list. The default format for the display name is the Full Name of the user. If there is no Full Name entered for the user, then the user's domainname\username is displayed.You can change the display name format by applying the following registry value in Windows Registry on the M-Files Server computer:
Solution
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Motive\M-Files\<version>\Server\MFServer
| Value Name | NameCombiningMode |
| Value Type | REG_DWORD |
| Description | Specifies the display name format for property values that use the built-in users value list |
| Value | 3 (Default) = "Firstname Lastname" (or "DOMAINNAME\USERNAME" if the full name is not available 0 = Firstname Lastname (DOMAINNAME/USERNAME) 1 = "DOMAINNAME\USERNAME (Firstname Lastname)" 2= "DOMAINNAME\USERNAME" |
The change will take effect after the M-Files Server service is restarted. You also need to refresh the Users list in M-Files Admin by adding or removing at least one user to/from the vault.
