Need Help with Transform Map Script to Handle Blank Source Field

sanjeet1245
Tera Guru

‎12-13-2024 05:45 AM - edited ‎12-13-2024 05:49 AM

  • I am trying to write a Run Script for a Transform Map in ServiceNow. The requirement is as follows:
  1. If the source.u_number field contains a blank value (""), the target field (e.g., number) should remain unchanged.
  2. If the source.u_number has a valid value (non-blank), it should update the target field with that value.

 

Here the script

 

answer = (function transformEntry(source) {

    

    if (source.u_number) {

        

        return source.u_number;

    } else {

       

        return undefined;

    }

})

(source);

 

The Problem: This script is not working as expected. When source.u_number is blank, it is still updating the target field with a blank value, which I don't want. The target field should remain unchanged in this case

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Robbie
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‎12-13-2024 07:05 AM

Hi @sanjeet1245,

 

This can easily be managed using a script similar to below.

The 'ignore = true' syntax essentially skips the record if the conditions are met, which in your case is when the number (source.u_number) is blank.

if (source.u_number === ''){
   ignore = true;
}

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Thanks, Robbie

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Justin Donath
Tera Contributor

‎12-13-2024 07:08 AM - edited ‎12-13-2024 07:14 AM

Hey @sanjeet1245 , 
 
by just looking at your script and considering, this is a Field Map Source Script for mapping the u_number field (not the general "Run as" script), 
I recommend the following changes:
 
1) change your first condition to look like this:
 

 

if(source.u_number && source.u_number.trim() !== "")

 

 
This also checks for u_number beeing not a blank string (to handle cases where source.u_number might be " " instead of "")
 
2) If you want your target field to remain unchanged if the above condition fails, remove the else and just return the current target value 
 
So the resulting code should look like this:
 

 

answer = (function transformEntry(source, target) {
    if (source.u_number && source.u_number.trim() !== "") {
        return source.u_number;
    }
    return target.number;
})(source, target);

 

 
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