How to Autofill User Reference Field with name from logged in user.

[Hm10]

HI everyone !

I am trying to autopopulate a field name requested_by type reference to sys_user table with the current logged in user. 

I have created a Catalog Client Script with this code. 

function onLoad() {
    // Get the current logged-in user
    var currentUser = GlideUser.getUser();

    // Get the field element you want to autofill
    var fieldA = g_form.getControl('requested_by'); // Replace 'field_a' with the actual field name

    // Set the value of Field A to the current user's name
    fieldA.setValue(currentUser.getFullName());
}

But this gives me ID instead. 

I have also set defaultvalue with javascript:gs.getUserID();. Both of them are not working. What am I doing wrong ?

[Jaspal Singh]

Hi,

Try using javascript: gs.getUser();

[piyushsain]

Hi,

Please try 

g_form.setValue('requested_by',g_user.getUserID()); 

or 

fieldA.setValue(g_user.getUserID()); 

[Ramya Addala]

Hi 

Make client script inactive and keep default value of requested by field as  javascript:gs.getUserID()

Thanks,

Ramya Addala 

[Harish Bainsla]

Try thi s

function onLoad() {
var currentUser = GlideUser.getUser();
var fieldA = g_form.getValue('requested_by');

fieldA.setValue(currentUser.getID());
}

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