security.getUserUID() question

Classic Servoy
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I’m using Servoy Developer V3.0.2

In the security node of the method editor, there is now

security.getUserUID(userName) instead of
security.getUserID(userName)

Both work in Developer and appear to give the same result. The latest help file and PDFs have no entries for UserUID, and I couldn’t find an explanation on the forum.

Could one of our all-seeing Servoyants give some clarification on the significance of the change?

Thanks in advance.

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The ID is the actual database id, the UID is a copy of that id but could be set afterwards again in case something goes wrong. The first is what Servoy uses, the second is wise to be used by us developers.

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Thanks very much for the information Marcel. :D