Cannot convert to null error when it's not null

[Nisar3]

In my BR, I've the following lines

(function executeRule(current, previous /*null when async*/ ) {



    // report DataCore
    var table = current.getTableName();
    var recSysId = current.sys_id;
    var eventName;
    var finalPayload = {};
    var payload = new global.Foo().bar(table, recSysId);
    var requestPayload = new global.JSON().decode(payload);
    finalPayload.table = table.toString();
    if (current.operation() == 'insert') {
        finalPayload.operation = 'create';
    } else {
        finalPayload.operation = current.operation().toString();
    }
    finalPayload.data = requestPayload;
    var sysHeader = gs.getProperty('gh.datacore.headervalues').split(',');

and the log says the following:

com.glide.script.RhinoEcmaError: Cannot convert null to an object.
sys_script.b8a9bfbb1b4de950c5722137b04bcb14.script : Line(16) column(0)
13: if (current.operation() == 'insert') {
14: finalPayload.operation = 'create';
15: } else {
==> 16: finalPayload.operation = current.operation().toString();
17: }
18: finalPayload.data = requestPayload;
19: var sysHeader = gs.getProperty('gh.datacore.headervalues').split(',');

Now what has stumped me are the following:

1. finalPayload is already defined as object on line 9

2. current.operation() is out of the box method

So what is causing the issue on line 16?

[Valmik Patil1]

Hello @Nisar3 ,

Could you please log what current.operation returns in your case.

I would suggest to add logs for Payload and requestPayload variable as well.

So that we can get what values they have.

Thanks,

Valmik Patil

Thanks,

Valmik Patil

[Nisar3]

The error is from Prod, so difficult to add statements there directly. I haven't had luck reproducing it in dev instances.

But still, I don't see a need to print those as current.operation is ServiceNow method and not custom, so it's expected to have a value always and secondly the line error says line 16 so Payload and requestPayload variables are out of scope, right?

[dgarad]

Hi @Nisar3 

 apply below code.

if(current.operation != null)
        finalPayload.operation = current.operation().toString();

[Nisar3]

Interesting. Do you see any case where the out of the box method will be null?