Default value to auto-populate cost center of Requested for user

[Amy13]

In a variable (reference to the cost center table), I'm looking to set the default value to the cost center of the user in the Requested for variable. How do I do this? This is what I have currently, but it's not working.

[Mark Roethof]

Hi there,

Should this happen onLoad or onChange?

For onLoad:
var gr = new GlideRecord('sys_user');gr.get(gs.getUserID());gr.getValue('cost_center');

For onChange:
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Mark
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[Amy13]

I believe I want it to happen onLoad when the form loads. The requested for automatically populates to the signed in user. I want this variable to automatically populate with the signed in user's cost center.

[Ankur Bawiskar]

Hi,

this should work fine and would store the logged in user's cost center

if the user is changed then you would require onChange client script to populate cost center as well.

Either use getReference with callback method or GlideAjax to populate the Cost center in the onChange client script of Requested For

Regards
Ankur

[Amy13]

Hi Ankur,

It doesn't appear to be working for any of my items. Would you happen to know why?