Using "gr" in Scripts can result in variables getting clobbered by other scopes - Support and Troubleshooting

Using "gr" in Scripts can result in variables getting clobbered by other scopes Description When writing server-side scripts (Script Includes, Business Rules, etc.) the use of "gr" when not included in a function or other limited scope construct, it can get 'corrupted' during script execution.

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Cause The following example demonstrates the behavior, when run in Scripts Background

var gr = new GlideRecord("sys_user_grmember"); gr.addQuery("user=02c1f2c71b774450371adb9edc4bcb33"); gr.query(); gs.print("There are " + gr.getRowCount() + " records for user=02c1f2c71b774450371adb9edc4bcb33"); while(gr.next()){ gs.print("Found record for " + gr.user.getDisplayValue() + " and group: " + gr.group.getDisplayValue() + "."); gr.deleteRecord(); }

In the above example the user value is the sys_id of a user with three records in the sys_usr_grmember table. The output shows 3 records were found, but execution stop after deleting one record. and this example deal with the Contextual Security: Role Management plugin being active, and that contains platform logic to re-allocate roles.

Resolution The use of "gr" is subject to 'scope creep' as OOB or other scripts define that object. Wrap script logic in a function and call the function to prevent scope creep. The following example will result in the deletion of each record meeting the query condition.

deleteGroups();

function deleteGroups() { var gr = new GlideRecord("sys_user_grmember"); gr.addQuery("user=02c1f2c71b774450371adb9edc4bcb33"); gr.query(); gs.print("There are " + gr.getRowCount() + " records for user=02c1f2c71b774450371adb9edc4bcb33"); while(gr.next()){ gs.print("Found record for " + gr.user.getDisplayValue() + " and group: " + gr.group.getDisplayValue() + "."); gr.deleteRecord(); } }