Impersonation in scoped application

[deepak50]

Hi,

Is there a way to impersonate a user through script in scoped application.

I tried impersonating using both the apis gs.getSession().impersonate and GlideImpersonate but getting error as these functions work only in global scope.

Thanks

[Shamma Negi]

We have a very good workaround for this which is Run as . You can write a script and set run as the user who you want to impersonate so that the script will run from that user itself. Does it help?

[Tai Vu]

Hi @deepak50 

Let's try this approach.

1. Create a Script Include in the Global.

Sample below

var ImpersonateUtils = Class.create();
ImpersonateUtils.prototype = {
    initialize: function() {},

    impersonateUser: function(user_id) {
        var impUser = new GlideImpersonate();
        impUser.impersonate(user_id);
    },

    type: 'ImpersonateUtils'
};

2. Call the function in the scoped app.

Sample below

var userID = '8e605da4d7700200e5982cf65e610355'; //Robert Turner
new global.ImpersonateUtils().impersonateUser(userID);
gs.info(gs.getUserDisplayName());

Enjoy the result.

Let me know if it works for you.

Cheers,

Tai Vu

[varshinin]

Hi @Tai Vu 

I have tried this solution, and it works; however, I prefer an alternative approach that doesn't involve relying on any global scripts.

Regards

Varshini