get user last login details

Question

Hello Everyone, 
 Is there any approach to retrieve a user's last login details without accessing log files? For example, is there a function or method we could use to capture login information when a user accesses a specific link or application? 
 
 Thanks & Regards, 
 Srikanth.

Shubham Aware · Accepted Answer

No OOTB function or functionality you can't track user login details specific to link and application.
Using getlastlogindatetime() -> gives you last login timestamp(Also it does not work properly).
Also i would recommend worth checking this application Appian Usage Insights.

Recommend creating your own tracking: When a user accesses your app/site, trigger a process to capture the username and now() timestamp. You must implement this on all app entry points (landing pages/interfaces). -> Here you have full control on it.

Mike Schmitt · Answer

I do a combination approach, which includes both a per-site "username login" tracker like Shubham mentioned above (which tracks the site name and username per day, and writes an updated timestamp if the same user hits the same site multiple times per day); then at the end of the day an automated process reads the login-audit CSV file and reconciles any entries that were missed (such as a user clicking directly into a task from a link in an email) and creates them a fill-in entry in the same table. This works pretty well overall, and has been low-maintenance since initially setting it up.

Shubham Aware · Answer

Create a User Login Record Type with fields (username, loginTimestamp, appName, site etc...) backed by a database table, and create a lightweight process model that writes login data to this record using loggedInUser() and now() functions.
Embed the login capture in the first user interaction (button click, tab selection, or form submission) using a!startProcess() in the saveInto parameter, then leverage the Record data to display data as you want.
I would recommend check this plugin also User Activity Tracking

Mike Schmitt · Answer

srikanth said: how can we achieve it, can you please explain in some detail 
 It's pretty (relatively) easy to do also on real-time load of an interface by setting up an API/Integration handler and calling the integration during your on-form data load. This way you can capture the user's login data anytime they load a landing page form prior to them clicking on any buttons/etc.