Substituting text with PW's user description instead of OS's user name using Iplot

Question

With rendition we use text substitution to get user&rsquo;s full name (which is user&rsquo;s description) on PDF. However, if the user plots directly to plotter the plot shows his username (CHARACTERS == '$UserName$' in design script) . Is there a way we I can use the substitution to get user&rsquo;s description from the ProjectWise instead of username from OS? 
 For example: if the user&rsquo;s name is u012346 and his description in PW is Joe Smith I want to get Joe Smith on the plot.

Todd Combs · Answer

The following will work with iCS for PDF: 
 if (characters == "$USER") then 
 envr_var = "RENDSVC_USERDESC" 
 characters = envr_value 
 endif 
 However, IPLOT does not have logic to process PW variables other than those documented in the Help. Enhancement 746843 is filed. 
 Enhancement 746843: Requesting design script text substitution variable to print the ProjectWise User description.