CNContactStore.SetTransactionAuthor
-----------------------------------

Set the author of transactions.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Contacts](component_Contacts.md) | [15.1](newinversion151.md) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |

MBS( "CNContactStore.SetTransactionAuthor"; TransactionAuthor ) 

**MBS**( **"CNContactStore.SetTransactionAuthor";** /\* Set the author of transactions. \*/  
**$TransactionAuthor**) /\* The author to use.e.g. "de.monkeybreadsoftware.test" \*/ 

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| TransactionAuthor | The author to use. | "de.monkeybreadsoftware.test" |

### Result

Returns OK or error.

### Description

Set the author of transactions.  
We pass this author to future transactions.  
  
Use this, in conjunction with excludedTransactionAuthor parameter in [CNContactStore.ChangeHistory](CNContactStoreChangeHistory.md), to suppress fetching of changes the author already knows about.  
### Examples

Set transaction author to be a given bundle identifier:

 Set Variable \[$r ; Value: MBS ( "CNContactStore.SetTransactionAuthor"; "de.monkeybreadsoftware.test" ) \]  
### See also

- [CNContactStore.ChangeHistory](CNContactStoreChangeHistory.md)
- [CNContactStore.GetTransactionAuthor](CNContactStoreGetTransactionAuthor.md)

### Release notes

- **Version 15.1**
    - Added [CNContactStore.GetTransactionAuthor](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CNContactStoreGetTransactionAuthor.shtml) and [CNContactStore.SetTransactionAuthor](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/CNContactStoreSetTransactionAuthor.shtml) functions.

### Blog Entries

- [MBS FileMaker Plugin 15.1 News](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2025-03-19/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_151_News/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 15.1pr7](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2025-03-06/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_version_1/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

This function is free to use.

Created 5th March 2025 , last changed 8th March 2025

  
[CNContactStore.SetChangeScript](CNContactStoreSetChangeScript.md) - [CNContactStore.Subgroups](CNContactStoreSubgroups.md)

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