gliderecord in ACL

[arnabdash]

Hi guys,

I want to use GlideRecord in ACLs. I know it is possible but is it recommended?

I have an 'ABC' table and the records go through an approval workflow. I need to create an ACL that will restrict approvers related to a particular record( to view the records which have them as approvers ). They can't view the records where they are not involved as approvers.

I am using a GlideRecord from ACL acript to read approvers from approval table and provide restrictions accordingly.

Please let me know how badly it will affect the performance.

Thanks and regards,

Arnab

[Chuck Tomasi · Accepted solution]

Hi Arnab,

While scripting in ACLs is not recommended, it is sometimes required. It will impact performance and you need to consider the ramifications. If you are just using it for a user to interactively look at a form, then it's negligible and nobody will notice. If you are using it in a transform map to import tens of thousands of records, the impact is magnified significantly.

http://wiki.servicenow.com/index.php?title=System_Performance_Best_Practices  

http://wiki.servicenow.com/index.php?title=Security_Best_Practices

[arnabdash]

Got it. Thanks Chuck

[Chuck Tomasi]

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