Want to autopopulate worknote on sc_request, sc_req_item, sc_task record after adding attachment on

[MayurChaudhari]

I have requirement that, if on Service portal, catalog item at the time of form submission i add attachment the i want to auto populate work note on sc_request, sc_req_tem, sc_task record that attachment is added. Now current BR is Before and Insert type and working when attachment is added 2nd time after submitting the catalog item on SP and i want to auto populate work note when i add attachment while submission. Give me a solution without disturbing existing script. I want to keep existing script functional.

Current/existing BR -

(function executeRule(current, previous /*null when async*/ ) {

    // Get the name of the table where the attachment was added (e.g., sc_req_item or sc_request)

    var targetTable = current.table_name + '';

    // Only proceed if the attachment is added to an RITM or REQ

    if (targetTable == 'sc_req_item' || targetTable == 'sc_request') {

        // Retrieve the record the attachment is linked to

        var targetRecord = new GlideRecord(targetTable);

        if (targetRecord.get(current.table_sys_id)) {

            // Get the uploader's display name and the file name

            var uploader = gs.getUserDisplayName();

            var attachmentName = current.file_name;

            // Construct the work note message

            var workNote = 'Attachment Uploaded: ' + attachmentName + ' by ' + uploader + '.\n' +

                'Please check the \'Related Attachments\' list to view it.';

            // Set and save the work note to the target record

            targetRecord.work_notes = workNote;

            targetRecord.update();

        }

    }

})(current, previous);

[Brad Bowman]

When you initially add an attachment to a Catalog Item on the request form, the table_name is 'sc_cart_item' then it is changed to 'sc_req_item' when the request is submitted.  You can either add 'sc_cart_item' as another OR condition in your if(targetTable... condition, or run the existing script also on Update and add the condition when table_name changes to sc_req_item.

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@MayurChaudhari 

Steps

-> Leave your existing Before Insert BR unchanged (handles second and subsequent attachments)

-> create separate Async insert BR on Attachment table

-> In this new BR, detect if the attachment is linked to sc_request, sc_req_item, or sc_task.

-> Check if the attached record was just created or is newly submitted (you can check if created within last X seconds or if work_notes is empty).

-> Add the work note message for the attachment upload on the linked record

Something like this

(function executeRule(current, previous /*null when async*/ ) {
    // Only proceed if attachment linked to these tables
    var targetTable = current.table_name + '';
    if (targetTable !== 'sc_request' && targetTable !== 'sc_req_item' && targetTable !== 'sc_task')
        return;

    var targetRecord = new GlideRecord(targetTable);
    if (!targetRecord.get(current.table_sys_id))
        return;

    // Optional: check if attachment is within 1-2 minutes of creation (new submission)
    var createdDiff = gs.nowDateTime().getTime() - targetRecord.sys_created_on.getGlideObject().getTime();
    if (createdDiff > 2 * 60 * 1000) // more than 2 minutes old, skip (optional)
        return;

    var uploader = gs.getUserDisplayName();
    var workNote = 'Attachment Uploaded: ' + current.file_name + ' by ' + uploader + '.\n' +
        'Please check the \'Related Attachments\' list to view it.';

    targetRecord.work_notes = workNote;
    targetRecord.update();

})(current, previous);

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