client script auto fill variable value email
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04-03-2025 08:09 AM
Hello,
Please i want to auto fill a variable field which is a single line text depending on a referenced variable field. I created a script include and then a client script.
script include:
getFunctionEmail: function() {
try {
var varBeneficiary = this.getParameter('sysparm_userid');
var grUser = new GlideRecord('sys_user');
if (grUser.get(varBeneficiary)) {
var json = new JSON();
return json.encode(grUser.getDisplayValue('email'));
}
} catch (e) {}
}
client script :
function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
if (isLoading || newValue == '') {
return;
}
var ga = new GlideAjax('IncludeName');
ga.addParam('sysparm_name', 'getFunctionEmail');
ga.addParam('sysparm_userid', newValue.toString());
ga.getXML(populateEmail);
function populateEmail(response) {
var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer");
g_form.setValue("mail_beneficiary", answer.toString().replace(/['"]+/g, ''));
}
}
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04-03-2025 11:51 PM
@Jeff W NZAO B Please update your script include method as follows and see if it works.
getFunctionEmail: function() {
try {
var varBeneficiary = this.getParameter('sysparm_userid');
var grUser = new GlideRecord('sys_user');
if (grUser.get(varBeneficiary)) {
return grUser.getValue('email');
}
} catch (e) {}
}