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title: "Discussion on \"Referencing USER in APEX\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Referencing USER in APEX\". It’s not uncommon to reference the current user as USER in your PL/SQL code. A simple use case may be to determine the client or environment that you’re running in (ex: dev, test, prod).\nReferencing USER will have some slight side effects when runnin..."
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# [Referencing USER in APEX](https://talkapex.com/referencing-user-in-apex?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

It’s not uncommon to reference the current user as USER in your PL/SQL code. A simple use case may be to determine the client or environment that you’re running in (ex: dev, test, prod). Referencing USER will have some slight side effects when runnin...

Mar 5, 2014 · 1 min read · talkapex.com  
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