How to make author field editable for current Knowledge Base Members?

[AshishKM]

Hi @alok_071 , 

You can create ACL ( write ) for "kb_knowledge.author" and check for knowledge base membership in script part.

-Thanks,

AshishKM

[alok_071]

Hi @AshishKM ,

I have created the write ACl for author field with following advanced script but it's not working.

answer = false;
if (gs.getUser().isMemberof(current.kb_knowledge_base)){

answer = true;

}

[AshishKM]

Please refer the below link, isMemberof() method works for group based membership check, but here knowledge base managers field is a list collector type so its giving list of manager's sys_id with comma separated values, 

https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/reference/api/utah/server_legacy/GUserAPI#GUser-isMemberOf...

Use the below code in advance script and test.

answer = false;
var baseMgrList = current.kb_knowledge_base.kb_managers;
var baseMgrSysId = [];
// split the comma separated list in to aarayList
baseMgrSysId = baseMgrList.split(',');
var arrayUtil = new ArrayUtil();
//the contain method will check the logged in user sys_id in arrayList
answer = arrayUtil.contains(baseMgrSysId,gs.getUserID());

Question-> as per the KB process stage ( Draft -- - - - > Publish ) , any further update required checkout and knowledge manger can update the author in new version of KB and re-submit for approval and then publish it. Why you need to edit this author update by know manager in state other than draft. I checked KB base managers can edit this author in draft but not in published state ( OOTB).

Note :

gs.getUser() -> Returns a reference to the user object for the current user.

gs.getUserID -> Returns the sys_id of the current user.

contains -> Searches the array for the specified element. Returns true if the element exists in the array, otherwise returns false.

-Thanks,

AshishKM

[AshishKM]

please accept the solution and close this open thread.