Variable Sets - make a field open if the user is part of a group

BrianS344076034
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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 
  1. Navigate to Business Rules in the Application Navigator.
  2. Click New.
  3. 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
  4. 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);
  1. Save the Business Rule. 
 
2. Create a Catalog Client Script 
  1. Navigate to Catalog Client Scripts under Service Catalog > Catalog Administration in the Application Navigator.
  2. Click New.
  3. 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.
  4. 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);   }
}
  1. 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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