in the script else part is not going

[Community Alums]

Hi All, 

I have written the script in the field mapping of the transform map  but it is not going to else part , Can anyone help me to resolve this issue.

var managedBy=source.u_managedby;

if(managedBy != '')

    {

        gs.log('Ki_123'+managedBy);

        var usr= new GlideRecord('sys_user');

        usr.get('u_ad_distinguished_name',managedBy);

        return usr.sys_id;  

    }

    else{

        gs.log('Ki_124'+managedBy);

        return "";

    }

Thanks,

Chandan 

[armanoj]

Hi @Community Alums ,

managedBy is not actually an empty string ('') — it could be:

• undefined

• null

• A string with spaces (e.g., ' ')

• A non-empty string that evaluates falsy only under specific conditions

var managedBy = source.u_managedby;

if (managedBy && managedBy.trim() !== '') {
gs.log('Ki_123: ' + managedBy);

var usr = new GlideRecord('sys_user');
if (usr.get('u_ad_distinguished_name', managedBy)) {
return usr.sys_id;
} else {
gs.log('Ki_125: No user found for DN ' + managedBy);
return '';
}
} else {
gs.log('Ki_124: managedBy is empty or undefined. Value: [' + managedBy + ']');
return '';
}

Please mark my answer as helpful/correct if it resolves your query.

Regards,

Arun Manoj

[Ankur Bawiskar · Accepted solution]

@Community Alums 

did you print what came in that value?

try this and share

var managedBy = source.u_managedby;
gs.info('managed by ' + managedBy);
if (managedBy != '' && managedBy != undefined) {
    gs.log('Ki_123' + managedBy);
    var usr = new GlideRecord('sys_user');
    usr.get('u_ad_distinguished_name', managedBy);
    return usr.sys_id;
} else {
    gs.log('Ki_124' + managedBy);
    return "";
}

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

[Deepak Shaerma]

Hi @Community Alums 

If you are using this in Transform Script: 

var managedBy = source.u_managedby;

if (!gs.nil(managedBy)) {
    gs.log('Ki_123: ' + managedBy);

    var usr = new GlideRecord('sys_user');
    usr.addQuery('u_ad_distinguished_name', managedBy);
    usr.query();

    if (usr.next()) {
        target.u_managed_by = usr.sys_id.toString(); // set target field (or whichever you're mapping to)
    } else {
        gs.log('Ki_125: No user found for ' + managedBy);
        target.u_managed_by = ""; // or leave unset
    }
} else {
    gs.log('Ki_124: ManagedBy is empty');
    target.u_managed_by = ""; // or null
}

Please Mark this Helpful and Accepted Solution. If this Helps you to understand. This will help both the community and me..
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Deepak Sharma