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AlexBCT
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Aug 06, 2021

How to stop an APM variable converting string to number

Hi all,   For a specific requirement, I need to add ".0" at the end of a username in APM. I'm doing this using a Variable Assign agent in the VPE. As the username consists completely of number...
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BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
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AlexBCT
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Hi Dario,

 

Thanks for the response!

I've just tried this one in my lab, but unfortunately it still strips off the leading 0 when I look at session.logon.last.username afterwards. When you run it with for example 012346 as a username, what does the variable look like afterwards in your system?

 

Thanks!

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Dario_Garrido
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Aug 27, 2021

Hello Alex.

Apply this iRule to your VS.

when ACCESS_POLICY_AGENT_EVENT {
    if { [ACCESS::policy agent_id] eq "format_username" } {
        ACCESS::session data set session.logon.last.username "[ACCESS::session data get "session.logon.last.username"].0"
    }
}

Then configure an iRule Event box in your APM policy with ID "format_username".

Let me know if this works in your scenario.

Regards,

Dario.