modifying ootb script include

[Snow-Man]

Hello guys, 

There is an OOTB script include with getapprovers function.

Inside this function, we have the following code, my requirement is to make changes to this code and send approval only to ownership group and if ownership group is empty or null, approval should be sent to knowledge base managers. we need to remove the part of the script which sends approval to Kb owners. I don't need that.

How can I modify and extend this?  

getApprovers: function(knowledgeGR) {
        if (this.isVersioningInstalled() && gs.getProperty("glide.knowman.ownership_group.enabled",'false') +'' == 'true') {
            var users = new KBOwnershipGroup().getOwnershipGroupMembers(knowledgeGR);
            if (gs.getProperty("glide.knowman.ownership_group.allow_self_approval", 'true') == 'false') {
                var author = (knowledgeGR.revised_by && knowledgeGR.revised_by != '') ? knowledgeGR.getValue("revised_by") : knowledgeGR.getValue("author");
                if (users.indexOf(author) != -1)
                    users.splice(users.indexOf(author), 1);
            }
            if (users.length > 0) {
                users = this._filterInactiveUsers(users.toString());
                if (!gs.nil(users))
                    return users;
            }
        }
        var kbOwner = knowledgeGR.kb_knowledge_base.owner;
        var kbManagers = knowledgeGR.kb_knowledge_base.kb_managers;
        var approvers = '';
        if (kbOwner.active) {
            //Approval activity will handle any trailing comma, if there are no managers.
            approvers = kbOwner + ",";
        }
        approvers = approvers + this._filterInactiveUsers(kbManagers);
        return approvers;

thanks in advance,

snowman

[Mani A · Accepted solution]

getApprovers: function(knowledgeGR) {

    if (this.isVersioningInstalled() && gs.getProperty("glide.knowman.ownership_group.enabled", 'false') === 'true') {

        var users = new KBOwnershipGr

        if (gs.getProperty("glide.knowman.ownership_group.allow_self_approval", 'true') === 'false') {

            var author = (knowledgeGR.revised_by && knowledgeGR.revised_by != '') ? knowledgeGR.getValue("revised_by") : knowledgeGR.getValue("author");

            if (users.indexOf(author) !== -1) {

                users.splice(users.indexOf(author), 1); // Remove author from the list if self-approval is not allowed

            }

        }

        if (users.length > 0) {

            users = this._filterInactiveUsers(users.toString()); // Filter out inactive users

            if (!gs.nil(users)) {

                return users; // Return the filtered list of ownership group members

            }

        }

    }

    var kbManagers = knowledgeGR.kb_knowledge_base.kb_managers;

    return this._filterInactiveUsers(kbManagers); 

}

[Snow-Man]

Thanks for the code, how do we extend/override an ootb script include? 

[Ravi Gaurav]

Hi @Snow-Man 

below thread will work :-

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/how-to-override-initialize-function-in-ootb-scr...

[Ravi Gaurav]

Hi @Snow-Man 

Look like you are interested in one person answer and its a game which everyone know why you are accepting the answer from a single individual. Like this you can't reach Heights.

All the Best will ask Servicenow moderator team to check on this

[Snow-Man]

Hi Ravi,

First of all, I don’t need to explain myself to you, but I still can, because your help has been invaluable. 

Excuse me for accepting Mani's solution and not yours. Mani's was way more detailed (step by step of how to achieve it). Since, I am new to it, I needed a detailed version.

Also, I didn't find your link to extend script include much useful. 

So, I chose Mani over yours. 

Ps. I follow you on YT :), I wouldn't not have done that if I was the one you think I am 🙂

[Ravi Gaurav]

Hi @Snow-Man 

Understood.. maybe its my mistake as I have seen lot of Spam like this.. I am sorry If you feel bad about it.

And Thanks you cleared my POV.