Document_id is being set as blank when trying to create approval record via BR

[Community Alums]

Hi Team,

I am trying to create approval record via Before Update Business rule as below . The record is getting created buts its creating Approving i.e Document_id as blank or empty even though I am passing the correct record or sys_id which is the current form on which the BR is written.

Below is the BR:

var users = current.users.split(',');

        for (var i = 0; i < users.length; i++) {

            var app = new GlideRecord('sysapproval_approver');

            app.initialize();

            app.state = 'requested';

            app.approver = users[i];

            app.document_id = current.sys_id;

            app.insert();

        }

Please help in resolving this?

[Ankur Bawiskar · Accepted solution]

@Community Alums 

try this -> you need to set the source_table as well

var users = current.users.split(',');

for (var i = 0; i < users.length; i++) {

    var app = new GlideRecord('sysapproval_approver');

    app.initialize();

    app.state = 'requested';

    app.approver = users[i];

    app.source_table = current.getTableName(); // or give hard-coded table name on which BR is present

    app.document_id = current.sys_id;

    app.insert();

}

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