gs.getUser().getPreference() does NOT return the "value"

[xiaix]

According to This Docs Page, it's saying that gs.getUser().getPreference() returns a "String".  It does not.

So in a widget, I have the following code in the Server Script part:

and this in my Client Script:

I have a user preference on the sys_user_preference table:

When I preview the widget, I get this in my console:

Now if I do something insanely ridiculous like this:

then fine, I get what I'm looking for.... however, I shouldn't have to do all this to when .getPreference() should be doing this for me.

[xiaix]

Why would you think that gs.getUser().getPreference() can't be used in the "Global" scope?

[ggg]

docs.servicenow.com >> GlideUser shows method getPreference() for scoped but not for global,

but appears you are using it successfully, so are the docs incorrect?

[ChrisBurks · Accepted solution]

If you're not in a scoped app, if you're creating that preference on your own profile try logging out then back in. The preference should then be applied.

[xiaix]

Wow... that was it.  It was a recently created preference.  After logging out and then back in, everything worked.

So.... any way to set a user preference and have it available immediately without needing them to log out/in ?

[ChrisBurks]

Nope, sorry don't know that one. Let me know if you find out though.