Check if user is member of servicenow group in client script

[scocuzza]

I need to remove certain options from a dropdown field based on whether the current user is a member of a "Database application support" group that we have in our service now instance, but i cannot use the following

if (gs.getUser().isMemberOf('Database Application Support')) {

}else{

}

The object "gs" should not be used in client scripts.

How can I check if the user is a member of this group?

[SanjivMeher · Accepted solution]

Since gs is server side script, you can't use it in client script.

There are two options.

1st one is to create a client callable script include and call the script from client script using glideajax.

The other option is create a new role and assign to Database Application Support.

Then in client script you can check if (g_user.hasRoleExactly('your_new_role'))

[scocuzza]

Thanks creating and checking for the new role from a client script works

[Pradeep Sharma]

Hi,

You have to run this at the server side. You can do the glideajax and pass the parameters to get the output. The other option is to create a display business rule and store the output in scratchpad and then validate it at the client side.

GlideAjax approach:  https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/geneva-servicenow-platform/page/script/server_scripting/reference/r_GlideAjax.html

Scratchpad approach: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/london-application-development/page/script/business-rules/concept/c_ScriptingWithDisplayBusinessRules.html

-Pradeep Sharma