Trying to return user name using the background script , till is returning the null value

[rahamathullahmr]

Hello Experts,

I have a requirement where I need to populate a   string field called "user" with the user's name   as given in caller_id of the form if the user is   VIP .

To achieve it , I tried to go ahead with the onchange script   (as it a type of onload with some conditions) to invoke the glide ajax methods.

But before I go ahead , I wanted to verify if I can check using the background script that for the particular sys_id, whether I am able to get the user_name attribute on checking if the user's VIP value is true.

so this is the background script I worte :

var gr = new GlideRecord('sys_user');
   gr.addQuery('sys_id','62826bf03710200044e0bfc8bcbe5df1');
                 gr.query();
   if (gr.next()){
                                   if(gr.vip == true){
                                       return   gr.user_name;
                                       gs.print(gr.userName);
                             }else{
                                       return null;
                               }
                                 }

The javascript compiler says invalid return .

Need your guidance on this.

Thanks,

Rahamathullah

[darius_koohmare]

It will never reach the print statement if you put it after the return. It would need to go before the return.

[rahamathullahmr]

still it says that invalid return

[Steven1]

1. var gr = new GlideRecord('sys_user');  
2.   gr.addQuery('sys_id','62826bf03710200044e0bfc8bcbe5df1');  
3.                 gr.query();  
4.   if (gr.next()){  
5.                                   if(gr.vip == true){  
6.                                       gs.print(gr.user_name);  
7.                             }else{  
8.                                       return null;  
9.                               }  
10.                                                
11.                                 }  

[rahamathullahmr]

Hi, Sorry for the delayed response . This will not work for background script ,it will throw up the error saying "null value" . But the same can be used for ajax call . TO get the desired result,we actually need to use the function.