Update user field when added to new group

[LRobinson]

I want to update the "notification" field on the sys_user record when the user is added to a specific group.

I am trying with a Business Rule but haven't been able to make it work.   Is a Business Rule the best way or should I use a Client Script?

This is the rule I have created on the Group [sys_user_group] :

updateNotification();

function updateNotification() {

      var user = current.user.getRefRecord();

      if (!user.isValid())

              return;

      var group = new GlideRecord("sys_user_group");

      if (current.group =='Notification Disabled') {

              user.notification = 1;

      }

      user.update();

}

Thanks for any insight!

[ben_ennis · Accepted solution]

Hello,

There are a few ways to accomplish this task. I think the simplest one would be to use a business rule. Here is some sample code that should accomplish what you are trying to do. You will of course have to replace the sys_id I have hard defined here with the sys_id of the group you would like this to apply to. Let me know how this works out.

updateNotification(current.user);

function updateNotification(userSysID) {

  if(current.group == '8a5055c9c61122780043563ef53438e3'){

  var gr = new GlideRecord('sys_user');

  gr.addQuery('sys_id','=',userSysID);

  gr.query();

  while (gr.next()) {

  gr.notification = 2;

  gr.update();

  }

  }  

}

[LRobinson]

This works perfect, Thank you!

[LRobinson]

The "correct answer" worked for my initial question.   However, I now realize I need to update the "notification" field on the SN sys_user record when it is updated from LDAP because the user was added to the group in the AD.   Would it require a transform script that runs when the LDAP upload completes?

Thanks,

Lorna

[LRobinson]

Final working solution: I made the BR script "client callable", and added the function to a transform script in my Group Import Transform Map, to run "onComplete".

Now I just have to figure out the best way to update notification if a user is removed from the group...in AD.

Lorna