getting current user info on a client script

[Dubz]

Hi All,

I'm trying to write a client script that will show a particular set of choice list options depending on the company the current user belongs to. The users company doesn't seem to be available via g_user so do i'm thinking i have to use a Glide Ajax? if that's correct can anyone advise on how to write this? I just watched technow epsiode33 on this and, along with other sources i've come up with the below but it doesn't seem to be working, a lot of it is guesswork so i have no clue where i've gone wrong

Client Script:

function userCompany(company){

var ga = new GlideAjax('GetUserCompany');

ga.addParam('sysparm_name','getComp');

ga.addParam('sysparm_company',company);

ga.getXMLanswer();

alert(ga.getAnswer());

}

if(userCompany == 'Company Name Here'){

g_form.clearOptions/addOption..blah blah blah....

Script Include:

var GetUserCompany = Class.create();

GetUserCompany.prototype = Object.extendsObject(AbstractAjaxProcessor, {

getComp: function() {

var comp = this.getParameter("sysparm_company");

return gs.getUser().getCompanyID(company);

}

});

[Anurag Tripathi]

Hi David,

Replace your client side code like this

function userCompany(company){

var ga = new GlideAjax('GetUserCompany');

ga.addParam('sysparm_name','getComp');

ga.addParam('sysparm_company',company);

ga.getXML(asyncGA);

}

function asyncGA(response)

{

var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer");

if(answer== 'Company Name Here'){

g_form.clearOptions/addOption..blah blah blah....

}

[Sharique Azim]

Hi David,

You can use g_form.getReference(); on the field, if its a reference field..

something like,

var comp= g_form.getReference('caller_id',test);   //suppose i build my client script on the incident table

if(comp== 'sys_id in string'){

//code

}

function test(ans){

return ans.company;

}

Read   http://wiki.servicenow.com/index.php?title=GlideForm_(g_form)#getReference   for info..

[Dubz]

Thanks Sharique but i need to query the company of the current user logged on and viewing the form so there's no reference field.

[lSurya 24 · Accepted solution]

Hello David,

Client Script:

var ga = new GlideAjax('GetUserCompany');

ga.addParam('sysparm_name','getComp');

ga.getXML(HelloWorldParse);

function HelloWorldParse(response) {

    var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer");   // answer will now have company sys id; if you want name of company. please do glide record company table to fetch the name of the company.

if(userCompany == 'Company sys id Here'){

g_form.clearOptions/addOption..blah blah blah....

}

Script Include:

var GetUserCompany = Class.create();

GetUserCompany.prototype = Object.extendsObject(AbstractAjaxProcessor, {

getComp: function() {

return gs.getUser().getCompanyID(); //returns sys id of an company to client script as an answer

}

});