How to assign an user for approval by using script in workflow in run script

[siddharth29]

Hi,

can any one guide how to assign an approver by using script in work flow(run script)

I had written some code, pls check and tel me if am wrong

var desc = task.description;

var startDate = current.variables.colleague_start_date;

if(startDate != null && startDate != ''){

    task.description = "Colleague Start Date: " + startDate + "\n\n" + desc;  

}

  if(current.variables.u_emp_site == "u_hgstsz" && current.variables.u_items == "u_laptop")

  {

  current.sysapproval_approver.approver= "0526160bb4c6f500b47b0c26378dccee";

}

[guhann]

You cannot generate an approval like this. You gotta use Approval - User/Group activities in workflow to do that or else by initialize GlideRecord() for sysapproval_approver table via script.

[siddharth29]

var startDate = current.variables.colleague_start_date;

if(startDate != null && startDate != ''){

    task.description = "Colleague Start Date: " + startDate + "\n\n" + desc;

}

  if(current.variables.u_emp_site == "u_hgstsz" && current.variables.u_items == "u_laptop"){

  current.sysapproval_approver.approver= "0526160bb4c6f500b47b0c26378dccee";

}

this will not work in run script like this? if not can u pls brief me the above process ... bcoz i want to learn that also pls

[guhann]

Your workflow is configured for sc_req_item table. So the object 'current' will be having the reference of RITM record for which the workflow is running. And there is no field called sysapproval_approver available in sc_req_item table.

sysapproval_approver is table where the approval records for users gets stored with reference to the relevant task record. So if you want to generate an approval for a User/Group you have to use the workflow activities or GlideRecord() Insert() method via script.

[siddharth29]

no workflow is on ritm table....

pls tell me that sciprt syntax and where to write that script?

[guhann]

Can you tell me on which table you have configured the workflow you shown in the screenshots?

If you want to generate approval via a script see below. The code in bold will create approval record to the user. NOTE: Workflow will never wait for the approvals created via script or manually.

var gr = new GlideRecord('u_it_service_request_nrp');

gr.addQuery('u_emp_site',current.variables.u_hgstsz);

gr.addQuery('u_item',current.variables.u_laptop);

gr.query();

if(gr.next()) {

        var grApprover = new GlideRecord('sysapproval_approver');

        grApprover.initialize();

        grApprover.sysapproval = 'sys_id_of_the_task_record'; // In your case you must use current.sys_id

        grApprover.approver = 'sys_id_of_the_approver_user'; // In your case you must use gr.u_approver

        grApprover.state = 'requested';

        grApprover.insert();

}