What is the best way to get gs.getUser().getDepartmentID() in a scoped script?

[Community Alums]

I'm trying to set the default value of the department field on a scoped table and this doesn't seem to work since the scoped API is limited, is there a simpler way than a full GlideRecord query?

[Abhinay Erra]

Well try this

gs.getUser().getRecord().getValue('department');

Note: getRecord() does not return GlideRecord, it returns GlideMemoryRecord which is a cached version of GlideRecord.

[Community Alums]

I tried that and it gave me an error that getRecord() wasn't allowed in a scoped app.

[Chuck Tomasi]

I've sent this thread off to our platform business unit. Personally, I think it's sad that gs.getUser().getDepartmentID() doesn't work in a scoped app.

[Community Alums]

Thanks Chuck, I agree.   There isn't any reason I can think of that the getUser() is so limited in scoped apps.