Is it the best practice to use sys_id in Flow Designer Script

[Uttam Sai]

HI Team,

I am using the below script in Flow designer and it works fine .
Could you please let me know if it is best practice to use sys_id of a record directly in flow designer script.
If not please let me know the alternatives we can use.

Thank you

var var1 = fd_data._2__get_catalog_variables.<variable name>;
var assignmentgroup = "";
if(var1=='X')
{
assignmentgroup='<sys_id of XYZ>';
}
else if(var1=='Y')
{
assignmentgroup='<sys_id of ABC>';
}
return assignmentgroup;

[Mahendra RC]

Hello Uttam,

Could you please share the screenshot of flow designer what error you are getting when using the gs.getProperty()

THanks

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@Uttam Sai 

it should work fine. it's server side and gs.getProperty() should work there.

Share the script and screenshots

Regards
Ankur

[Pavankumar_1]

Hi,

As Ankur mentioned it is not good to use the static values in Flow and use system properties.

I knew that system properties will not work to get system properties in flow.

Please refer below article 

https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_article&sys_id=4725e2941b830150a59033f2cd4bcbd0

Hope you it helps you.

Please Mark ✅ Correct/helpful if applicable, Thanks!! 

Regards

Pavankumar

[Naga Ravindra R]

Hello there,

You can store the sys_id's of assignment groups in the system properties. Make sure type is string in system property. And use them in flow by calling as below:

gs.getProperty('property name of respective assignment group');