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task.wf_activity

OOTB there is a relationship between a task and a workflow activity creating the task. This is a reference to the activity instance. Note, it is inactive in dictionary, thus it can't be selected in filter builder etc. Although, this fact brings extra (unwanted) food for thoughts.

Additionally, wf_activity is a reference to workflow activity instance. Instance of activity which is used in the workflow. Be careful here, if you tie a rule based on activity id, you'll get it changed after the workflow version is changed.

Subflow activity

It ends up with system (internal) results only e.g. success if activity was successful. Return activity sets a parent workflow scratchpad. An extra activity is required to analyze the result of the subflow execution.

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Pattern: I'd like something to happen in future.

It's a subset of the patter I'd like some event to happen in future. It covers the case of conditional execution: event + script action.

In the sample below I'd like to send reminder email (of course, if it is still valid).

var x = new ScheduleOnce();
x.setDocument(current);
x.setLabel("Approval reminder " + current.getDisplayValue());
x.setTime(/*now + 4 days*/);

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Thread-Topic is a header of email message, it contains the original subject of the conversation

var headers = email.headers + "";
var topic_regex = /Thread-Topic:(.*)/i;
var topic_match = topic_regex.exec(headers);
var topic = (topic_match && topic_match[1]) ? topic_match[1] : email.subject;

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well, there is a nice book, listing many Jelly features. Although, I don't know if it is mentioned there

Goal - validate form field values Alert message is get using 1 phase JAXL expression, JS: - prefix

function validateForm() {
 if (gel('first_name').value == '') {
  alert("${JS:gs.getMessage('Please input First Name')}");
 return false;

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var kb = new GlideRecord("kb_submission");
var sys_id_before_init = kb.sys_id;
// undefined
var sys_id_before_init = kb.getUniqueValue();
// null

kb.initialize();

var sys_id_after_initialize = kb.sys_id;

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I come across this trick when a request is created from a call. Request is created and parent field is populated with call sys_id value.

var url = "catalog_home.do?sysparm_view=catalog_default&sysparm_processing_hint=setfield:request.parent=";
url += current.sys_id;

action.setRedirectURL(url);

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Evaluate your scripts safely, 'cause safity is #1 priority.

var name = "Processor";

// var int_custom = eval("new SIName" + name + "(xml, ticket);");

var gc = GlideController;
gc.putGlobal('xml', xml);
gc.putGlobal('ticket', ticket);

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There is a class GlideController. It's not documented. However you have definitly come across it. In client-callable script include, for example. Or in OOTB code :)

class
close
enforceSecurity
enforcingSecurity
equals
evaluate
evaluateAsObject
evaluateGeneratedString

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I used to believe my operations are successful. Well, it's not a bullet proof.

var x = new GlideRecord('incident');
var sys_id = x.insert();

sys_id;
// GUID 

x.isActionAborted()

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GlideLabelUtil

Seen in

LabelsAjax (sys_script_include.do?sys_id=6232e3c10a0a0bb900e19499e162b36d)

Methods:

• assign
• assignLabel
• getLabelEntries