Variable Sets - make a field open if the user is part of a group
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2 hours ago
So here is the situation we have and what we are trying to do
I have a Variable Set - User Information
It has the following
Customer Name (reference to active users)
Manager - Customers Manager
Business Reason for Request
What we are trying to do
Manager should be read only, unless the person is part of a group that is allowed to select someone else to approve their request. We have some EA's that have multiple managers that might have to approve.
For the below
We made a group called SN-Multi Approvers, then I added myself to the group for testing.
I found this as a possible solution
1. Create a Display Business Rule
- Navigate to Business Rules in the Application Navigator.
- Click New.
- Fill in the form:
- Name: A descriptive name (e.g., Set g_scratchpad for Group Membership).
- Table: Select the table where the variable set is used (e.g., sc_req_item, sc_task, or the specific table if used outside the catalog).
- Active: Checked.
- Advanced: Checked.
- When to run:
- When: Display
- In the Script field, add the following code, replacing 'YOUR_GROUP_NAME' with the actual name of the group:
javascript
(function executeRule(current, previous /*null when async*/) { // Check if the current user is a member of the specified group and store the result (true/false) in g_scratchpad g_scratchpad.isGroupMember = gs.getUser().isMemberOf('YOUR_GROUP_NAME'); })(current, previous);
- Save the Business Rule.
2. Create a Catalog Client Script
- Navigate to Catalog Client Scripts under Service Catalog > Catalog Administration in the Application Navigator.
- Click New.
- Fill in the form:
- Name: A descriptive name (e.g., Make Variable Read Only if Group Member).
- Applies to: A Variable Set
- Variable Set: Select the relevant variable set.
- UI Type: All (ensures it works in both the standard UI and Service Portal).
- Type: onLoad.
- In the Script field, add the following code, replacing 'your_variable_name' with the actual name of the variable you want to make read-only:
javascript
function onLoad() { // Check the value from the g_scratchpad set by the Business Rule if (g_scratchpad.isGroupMember == 'true') { // Make the variable read-only. // Use the 'variables.' prefix for variables within a variable set in the catalog environment g_form.setReadOnly('your_variable_name', true); // If you have multiple variables, you can set them individually: // g_form.setReadOnly('another_variable_name', true); } }
- Save the Catalog Client Script.
Now, when a user who is a member of the specified group loads the form containing the variable set, the variable will be automatically set to read-only.
My Assumption is this was designed to make the Manager field READ Only, so I set that to False and it should make is open for anyone that is in the group
Currently its not working, and wondering if I missed something or if anyone has any ideas
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