Accessing user attributes from Catalog Client Script??

[jMarshal]

Hello! 

I'm working in the post-sec education sector and we have a series of user attributes that qualify user type classifications (boolean values of "student true/false", "faculty true/false", "alumni true/false", "employee true/false") and I'm trying to use that information to hide options from a select list on a catalog item using a catalog client script.

...but I'm having trouble getting access to the user table attributes in the script.

I found a forum posting that was suggesting to use gs.getUser().getRecord().getValue('u_is_student');...but I can't use gs in this scope, apparently.

Basically, I am defining the variable of "user" and then trying to say IF "user.u_is_student == true" THEN g_form.removeOption('field_name', field_value);

...any help would be appreciated!!!

[Mike Patel]

Below will help. g_user user object

https://www.servicenowguru.com/scripting/user-object-cheat-sheet/

[Matthew Glenn]

gs (GlideSystem) is a server-side API, so you won't be able to access it directly within a Catalog Client Script. 

I'd go with an GlideAJAX call. This should help out if you're unfamiliar. 

[Mike Patel · Accepted solution]

You can also have onChange client script on user variables

function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
	if (isLoading || newValue == '') {
		return;
	}
	var user = g_form.getReference('user', populateReqForDetails);
	function populateReqForDetails(user) {
		var student = user.u_is_student;
		if(student){
			g_form.removeOption('field_name', field_value);
		}
	}	
}

[jMarshal]

I think this is perfect, thanks!