Gather list of users from the sys_user_grmember table for a specific group

[Ryan Bader]

I am attempting to gather a list of users that are in my IT Business Intelligence group to be selected from in a catalog item. originally, I simply used a reference variable on the sys_user_grmember table with the criteria that they were part of the IT Business Intelligence group. the only problem is that not everyone has read rights to sys_user_grmember table. So, I created a catalog client script that references a script include, but I am running into issues, I get and error in the portal (There is a JavaScript error in your browser console). the following is the client script, and the script include. I would appreciate help fixing this or another solution would also be helpful.

client script:

function onLoad() {
    
	var ga = new GlideAjax('EntClientUtils');
    ga.addParam('sysparm_name', 'getITBusinessIntelligenceUsers');
    ga.getXML(callback);

    function callback(response) {
        var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute('answer');
		var answerArr = answer.split(',');
        for (var i = 0; i < answerArr.length; i++) {
            g_form.addOption('Q1', answerArr[i], answerArr[i]);
        }
    }


}

part of script include named EntClientUtils

getITBusinessIntelligenceUsers: function() {
		var usersArr = [];
		var groupSysId = '54e044bd9709e550697c71c71153af1f';

    	var userGR = new GlideRecord('sys_user_grmember');
    	userGR.addQuery('group', groupSysId); // Query for the specific group sys_id
    	//userGR.orderBy('user.name'); // Order by user name
        userGR.query();
        while (userGR.next()) {
            var userName = userGR.user.name.toString();
            usersArr.push(userName);
        }

        return groupsArr.toString();

[IamAmolB]

Hi @Ryan Bader ,

I think the issue is with GlideAjax Util call

Instead of using the Name you should use the API Name while calling in GlideAjax

e.g.

var ga = new GlideAjax('global.ABCUtilGlobal');
    ga.addParam('sysparm_name', 'getITBusinessIntelligenceUsers');
    ga.getXML(callback);

This might solve your issue. Please mark the correct answer if this solve your issue

Regards,

Amol Bavaskar

[HasanM]

Hi @Ryan Bader ,

I have change the script include and instead adding options call the script include in dynamic reference qualilfier of reference variable ,Which is present in "Type Specifications" section.

getITBusinessIntelligenceUsers: function() {
    var queryStr = '';
    var groupSysId = '54e044bd9709e550697c71c71153af1f';

    var userGR = new GlideRecord('sys_user_grmember');
    userGR.addQuery('group', groupSysId);
    userGR.query();

    var conditions = [];
    while (userGR.next()) {
        conditions.push('sys_id=' + userGR.user.sys_id.toString());
    }

    queryStr = conditions.join('^OR');
    return queryStr;
}

If my response helped please mark it correct and close the thread so that it benefits future readers.

Regards
Hasan Mohammad

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@Ryan Bader 

all snc_internal users should have read access to sys_user_grmember table

Did you create choice variable for this? If yes then this is not recommended.

What if group has 15/20 users, it would create those many choices

Are you saying by default when catalog form loads the members of this group should be shown?

If yes then you should have reference variable to sys_user and have this in advanced ref qualifier

javascript: var query; var arr = [];
var gr = new GlideRecord("sys_user_grmember");
gr.addQuery("group.name", "IT Business Intelligence");
gr.query();
if (gr.next()) {
   arr.push(gr.getValue('user'));
}
query = 'sys_idIN' + arr.toString();
query;

If my response helped please mark it correct and close the thread so that it benefits future readers.

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@Ryan Bader 

Hope you are doing good.

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