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UI Macro on User form to add/edit an external user

Import · Nov 13, 2020 · article

form view: user_add_edit update to pull in required fields

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> //OnClick function for UI macro function addEditUserPop(reference){ var s = reference.split(&#39;.&#39;); var referenceField = s[1]; var v = g_form.getValue(referenceField); //If user field is empty then pop open an &#39;Add User&#39; dialog if(v == &#39;&#39;){ var dialog = new GlideDialogForm(&#39;Add User&#39;, &#39;sys_user&#39;, setUserField); dialog.setSysID(&#39;-1&#39;); //Pass in -1 to create a new record } //Else pop open an &#39;Edit User&#39; dialog for the populated user record else{ var dialog = new GlideDialogForm(&#39;Edit User&#39;, &#39;sys_user&#39;, setUserField); dialog.setSysID(v); //Pass in reference sys_id to edit record } // dialog.addParm(&#39;sysparm_view&#39;, &#39;default&#39;); //Specify a form view dialog.addParm(&#39;sysparm_view&#39;, &#39;user_add_edit&#39;); //Specify a form view dialog.addParm(&#39;sysparm_form_only&#39;, &#39;true&#39;); //Remove related lists dialog.render(); //Open the dialog //Callback function executed from dialog submit function setUserField(action, sys_id, table, displayValue){ //Set the user field with the popup user g_form.setValue(referenceField, sys_id); } } /j:if /j2:if /j:jelly

Haven't tested these all recently within global/local scopes, so feel free to have a play! option 1 use an encoded query embedded in the GlideRecord , e.g. var grProf = new GlideRecord ( 'x_cls_clear_skye_i_profile' ); grProf . addQuery ( 'status=1^ owner=NULL ' ); grProf . query (); even better use the glideRecord addNotNullQuery or addNullQuery option 2 JSUtil.nil / notNil (this might be the most powerful. See this link ) example: if ( current . operation () == 'insert' && JSUtil . notNil ( current . parent ) && ! current . work_effort . nil ()) option 3 there might be times when you need to get inside the GlideRecord and perform the check there, for example if the code goes down 2 optional routes depending on null / not null can use gs.nil : var grAppr = new GlideRecord ( 'sysapproval_approver' ); var grUser = new GlideRecord ( 'sys_user' ); if ( grUser . get ( 'sys_id' , current . approver )){

Classic UI : var sURL_editparam = gs . action . getGlideURI (). getMap (). get ( ' sysparm_aparameter ' ); if ( sURL_editparam == 'true' ) { gs . addInfoMessage ( 'parameter passed ); } Portal : var sURL_editparam = $sp . getParameter ( " sysparm_aparameter " ); if ( sURL_editparam == 'true' ) { gs . addInfoMessage ( 'parameter passed ); }

Call a script include to apply a reference qualifier on a catalog item variable: - variable reference qualifier dependent on another variable selection, in this case a variable referencing sys_user (requested_for) On the catalog item form. variable name to apply ref qual filter : retail_equipment variable reference qualifier (on cmdb table ): javascript : new refqual_functions (). lostStolen_getAssignedCIs (); client-callable script include ( refqual_functions) function : lostStolen_getAssignedCIs : function (){ //--called from variable set client script, for lost/stolen request (service catalog) gs . log ( current . variables . requested_for , 'retail_lostStolen_getAssignedCIs' ); return ( 'install_statusNOT IN8,7owned_by=' + current . variables . requested_for ); //owned_by=1269b79937f1060041c5616043990e41install_statusNOT IN8,7 },

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