Populate user location using default value

[nicolemccray]

I would like to auto-populate a 'Location' field based on the person selected in the 'New Hire' field.  Trying to do this using Default Value, but not working:

javascript:gs.getUser(current.variables.new_hire_name).getRecord().getValue('u_location');

[Omkar Mone]

Hi 

g_form.setValue('location_1', user.location.getDisplayValue());

Mark correct if it helps.

Regards,

Omkar Mone

www.dxsherpa.com

[nicolemccray]

I tried this, but now it will not populate anything.

[Omkar Mone]

Hi 

Try this ;-

function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {


    
    if (newValue == '') {



           return;


     }




     var caller = g_form.getReference('new_hire_name', setLocation);


}




function setLocation(caller_id) {


     if (caller_id)


             g_form.setValue('location_1', caller_id.location);


}

Try this.

[nicolemccray · Accepted solution]

I was able to get this working by changing the variable type to 'reference', and using the following code:

function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
 
 
 //Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below
  var newHire = g_form.getValue('new_hire_name');
    var user = new GlideRecord('sys_user');
    user.addQuery('sys_id', newHire);
    user.query(setLocation);
    function setLocation (user){
        if ( user.next() ){
            g_form.setValue('location_1', user.location);
            g_form.setValue('location_2', user.location);
        }
    }
}

[Shashi Bhushan]

It is not best practice to use glideRecord at client side. Use the below code, you can also populate multiple fields using the below codes.

Script Include:

Name : PopulateRequestedfordetails

var PopulateRequestedfordetails = Class.create();
PopulateRequestedfordetails.prototype = Object.extendsObject(AbstractAjaxProcessor, {

getuserdetails:function(){

var getting=this.getParameter('sysparm_id');
gs.addInfoMessage(getting);

var gr = GlideRecord('sys_user');
gr.get(getting);

var find={};

find.first=gr.location.getDisplayValue() + '';

var json = new JSON();
find = json.encode(find);

return find;

},

type: 'PopulateRequestedfordetails'
});

Client script:

Type: Onchange

UI Type: All 

function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
if (isLoading || newValue == '') {


return;
}

var userdetails = new GlideAjax('PopulateRequestedfordetails');
userdetails.addParam("sysparm_name", "getuserdetails");
userdetails.addParam("sysparm_id",g_form.getValue('new_hire_name'));
userdetails.getXML(setuserdetails);

function setuserdetails(serverResponse){

var answer= serverResponse.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute('answer');
//alert(answer);
var obj=JSON.parse(answer);

g_form.setValue('location_1',obj.first);


}


}

Please mark the answer correct or helpful and closed the thread.

Thanks