How to get User Description based on UserID?

You could try something like this:

CMS.Membership.UserSettingsInfoProvider.GetUserSettingsInfo(EvalInt("UserID", 0)).UserDescription

Not working in Text/XMl type of Transformation.

Custom Function

    public static string GetUserDescription(object UserID)
{
    string resolved = string.Empty;
    if (UserID != null)
    {
        int userID;
        if (Int32.TryParse(UserID.ToString(), out userID))
        {
            var user = UserInfoProvider.GetUserInfo(userID);

            if (user != null)
            {
                resolved = user.UserDescription ?? string.Empty;
            }
        }
    }

    return resolved;
}

Thanks Charles ,

Could you please let me know the file name where I have to add this method?

You create a class file in your App_Code Directory. I call this one CustomFunctions.cs

You then call the function in your transformation as CustomFunctions.GetUserDescription("Put or get UserID Here")

Here is the complete class. Just create the file name above and paste this code into it. Or if you have a custom function class file already just past the code. Make sure your usings are correct.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Data;
using System.Web;
using CMS.Helpers;
using CMS.Controls;
using CMS.EventLog;
using CMS.TreeEngine;
using CMS.DocumentEngine;
using CMS.ExtendedControls;
using CMS.PortalEngine;
using CMS.SettingsProvider;
using CMS.UIControls;
using CMS.SiteProvider;
using CMS.Membership;
using CMS.MembershipProvider;
using CMS.Protection;


/// <summary>
/// Custom Functions for Site.
/// </summary>
public class CustomFunctions
{


    public static string GetUserDescription(object UserID)
    {
        string resolved = string.Empty;
        if (UserID != null)
        {
            int userID;
            if (Int32.TryParse(UserID.ToString(), out userID))
            {
                var user = UserInfoProvider.GetUserInfo(userID);

                if (user != null)
                {
                    resolved = user.UserDescription ?? string.Empty;
                }
            }
        }

        return resolved;
    }
}   

Couldn't you use this macro without needing to create a custom method?

{% GlobalObjects.Users[53].UserDescription |(identity)GlobalAdministrator%}

{% GlobalObjects.Users[GetUserName(ArticleAuthor)].UserDescription  |(identity)GlobalAdministrator%}

Here ArticleAuthor represents the userID.

Thanks Brenden Kehren. You showed me the correct path.