workflow comment as system and not current user

[asd22]

Hello,

I have a workflow for ordered items where I need a comment to be added to the Comments field.
However, when I add this to the workflow activity, the comment is posted as the requesting user instead of as the system.

How can I make the workflow add the comment as the system user instead of the user who placed the order?

[Raghav Sharma24]

This need to be done by : 

current.comments.setJournalEntry('Test comment', 'system'); //set the userid of user incase it is not system in your instance.

Refer : https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0748347 

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[asd22]

i tried this, but the comment still got posted as the current user: 

[Raghav Sharma24 · Accepted solution]

@asd22 This code works in server side script so should work in workflows as well.

Try the suggestion by @Brad Bowman  . If this does not work check the user value . Also confirm that the workflow runs on the same table which record you are updating because if it is not the case the current will not work.

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[Raghav Sharma24]

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