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

[dkgopi123]

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:

1. First, reassign inactive users to active ones using a custom Script Include UserReassignmentUtil

2. 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 please have a look.

My Questions:

1. Is GlideArchiver.runRule(ruleId) no longer supported?

2. What is the correct API to programmatically trigger an archive rule from a script/UI Action?

3. Is GlideArchiveManager().archive(ruleId) the recommended approach in recent versions?

Any guidance or examples would be greatly appreciated. 🙏