Workflow Timer Script Example

[elemonnier]

You can never get enough examples, so I've included a small example of a workflow timer that pulls a Catalog Item form variable and calculates a time to wait from that date.

//get term_datetime variable
var termDate = new GlideDateTime();
termDate.setDisplayValue(current.variable_pool.term_datetime.getDisplayValue());

//convert to millisecond value and add specified time
var termDateValue = termDate.getNumericValue()
termDateValue += (1000*60*60*24*30); //Add 30 days

//write offset time to datetime variable
var offsetDate = new GlideDateTime();
offsetDate.setNumericValue(termDateValue);
//write comments to RITM
current.comments = '"Additional task on hold until: ' + offsetDate.getDisplayValue();
//return difference from current time to offset time in secs
answer = gs.dateDiff(gs.nowDateTime(),offsetDate.getDisplayValue(),true);

[Markell]

HiGuys

I tried to do a variation of this script to set the timer to run 14 days after the Open_at date.

Although I have found an easier way to do that specific solution via the "Timer based on", I have further utilized the script else where.

The script seemed to be working because the timer was activated:

Which it was not doing before.

What happens now though is the work flow does not progress any further after that point it is just stuck on "Running".

The code I used is below:

var reqDate = new GlideDateTime();
reqDate.setDisplayValue(current.sys_created_on.getDisplayValue());

//convert date value to millisecond value
var reqDateValue = reqDate.getNumericValue();

//get current date/time in MS
var dateobj = new Date();
var dateObject = new Date(dateobj.getTime() + (dateobj.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000));
var currentDateMS = (dateobj.getTime() + (dateobj.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000));

//calculate difference in seconds and add 1209600000 for 13 days after
answer = (((reqDateValue - currentDateMS)/1000) + 1123200000);

I have pasted a screen print of the same code below as I find it easier to read:

Thank you for any help in advance.