UI Action for “Run Archive Now” – Getting error with GlideArchiver.runRule

[Baskarank053386]

Hi Community,

I am trying to build a custom UI Action on the sys_archive table to trigger an archive rule manually.
My use case is:

• First, reassign inactive users to active ones using a custom Script Include UserReassignmentUtil
• Then, execute the selected archive rule.

Here’s my script:

(function executeAction(current) {

try {

gs.info("Run Archive Now button clicked...");

// --- 1. Reassign inactive users first ---

var util = new UserReassignmentUtil(); // Your Script Include

var inactiveUser = new GlideRecord("sys_user");

inactiveUser.addQuery("active", false);

inactiveUser.query();

var count = 0;

gs.info("Inactive user count: " + inactiveUser.getRowCount());

while (inactiveUser.next()) {

util.reassignFromInactiveToActive(inactiveUser);

count++;

}

if (count > 0) {

gs.addInfoMessage("Reassignment executed successfully for " + count + " inactive users.");

} else {

gs.addInfoMessage("No inactive users found for reassignment.");

}

// --- 2. Run Archive Rule after reassignment ---

if (current && current.getTableName() === "sys_archive") {

var ruleId = current.sys_id.toString();

gs.info("Executing archive rule ID: " + ruleId);

var ruleGR = new GlideRecord("sys_archive");

if (ruleGR.get(ruleId) && ruleGR.active) {

// GlideArchiver.runRule(ruleId);

var archiver = new GlideArchiveManager();

archiver.archive(ruleId);

gs.addInfoMessage("Archive Rule executed successfully for rule: " + current.name);

} else {

gs.addErrorMessage("Archive Rule is inactive or not found.");

}

} else {

gs.addErrorMessage("This UI Action must be run from the Archive Rule record form.");

}

} catch (e) {

gs.error("Error in Run Archive Now: " + e);

gs.addErrorMessage("Failed to reassign users or run archive rule. Check logs for details.");

}

})(current);

When I click the Run Archive Now button, I get the errors in log I have attached image for your reference. Please have a look.

My Questions:

• Is GlideArchiver.runRule(ruleId) no longer supported?
• What is the correct API to programmatically trigger an archive rule from a script/UI Action?
• Is GlideArchiveManager().archive(ruleId) the recommended approach in recent versions?

Any guidance or examples would be greatly appreciated.