Sublflow Outputs Issue

[Community Alums]

I created a subflow that I am calling via script from a legacy workflow. I am having problems saving the output values to the scratchpad and using them in another activity. 

Subflow*************************************

try {

    var ent = workflow.scratchpad.eaEntitlements;

    gs.log("XX: ent " + ent);

    var action = workflow.scratchpad.accessAction;

    gs.log("XX: action " + action);

    var user = current.variables.user_id_for_elevated_account;

    gs.log("XX: user " + user);

        var inputs = {};

        inputs['user'] = user; // String

        inputs['group'] = ent; // String

        inputs['action'] = action; // String

        // Execute Synchronously: Run in foreground. Code snippet has access to outputs.

        var result = sn_fd.FlowAPI.getRunner().subflow('global.addremove_user_from_ad_group').inForeground().withInputs(inputs).run();

        var outputs = result.getOutputs();

        // Get Outputs:

        // Note: outputs can only be retrieved when executing synchronously.

        var success =  outputs.success; // this is a string which is either true or false

        var error = outputs.error; // String which contains an error message

        gs.log('XX: success ' + success); //logs XX: success false which is expected

        gs.log("XX: error " + error);  //XX: error Error: Invalid User Name : (Process Automation.95de9283873151107701ed3e0ebb3571; line 39) which is expected

        workflow.scratchpad.adsuccess = success; 

        workflow.scratchpad.aderror = error;

    } catch (ex) {

        var message = ex.getMessage();

        gs.error(message);

    }

The expectation is there are 2 outputs, both are strings, being saved to scratchpad values.

IF Activity using the scratchpad values*************************************************************

answer = ifScript();

var result = workflow.scratchpad.adsuccess;

gs.log('XX: prescript ' + result +  typeof result); //this is printing XX: prescript falsestring which is expected

function ifScript() {

    gs.log("XX: within script " + result + " " + typeof result); //This is printing XX: within script [object FlowRunnerResult] object which is not expected and causes the rest of the code to fail

    if (result == 'false') {

        gs.log("XX: yes1");

        return 'yes';

    }

    if(result == false){

        gs.log("XX: yes2");

        return 'yes';

    }

    if(!result){

        gs.log("XX: yes3");

        return 'yes';

    }

}

Why does the result value change to an object once it is used within the ifScript?  

[Pratima Kalamka]

Hello @Community Alums 

In the "IF Activity" script, the variable 'result' is behaving unexpectedly because it's being used without being passed as a parameter to the function 'ifScript()'.

you can pass 'result' as a parameter to the 'ifScript()' function like this:

answer = ifScript(workflow.scratchpad.adsuccess);  

and

function ifScript(result)

{

gs.log("XX: within script " + result + " " + typeof result);

}

If my answer is helpful please mark it as helpful or correct!!

Regards,

Pratima.k

[Amit Verma · Accepted solution]

Hi @Community Alums 

You are not passing the result variable as a parameter to your if function. You need to tweak your script as below :

var result = workflow.scratchpad.adsuccess;
gs.log('XX: prescript ' + result +  typeof result); //this is printing XX: prescript falsestring which is expected

function ifScript(result) {
    gs.log("XX: within script " + result + " " + typeof result); //This is printing XX: within script [object FlowRunnerResult] object which is not expected and causes the rest of the code to fail
 
    if (result == 'false') {
        gs.log("XX: yes1");
        return 'yes';
    }
    if(result == false){
        gs.log("XX: yes2");
        return 'yes';
    }
    if(!result){
        gs.log("XX: yes3");
        return 'yes';
    }
}
answer = ifScript(result);

Thanks and Regards

Amit Verma

[Community Alums]

Thank you, I knew it was something simple.