ATF - Custom Step Configuration - Get Display value of a Field

Hi,

As part of my ATF test development, I ran into cases where I need the display value of certain fields in the record generated. I have created an Custom step - server independent that retrieves the display of a field and passes to output variable.

Here is the information on creating this step configuration:

Step Environment: Server Independent

Category: Server

Input Variables:

• Input String: Column Name = u_tablename, Type = String
• Input String: Column Name = u_sysid, Type = String
• Input String: Column Name = u_fieldname, Type = String

Output Variables:

• Output String: Column Name = u_displayvalue, Type = String

Description Script:

function generateDescription(step) { // the global variable 'step' represents the current glide record var description = gs.getMessage("Retrieves the display value of field : '{0}'", step.inputs.u_fieldname); return description;}

generateDescription(step);

Step execution script:

(function executeStep(inputs, outputs, stepResult, timeout) { var tableName = inputs.u_tablename; var sysId = inputs.u_sysid; var fieldName = inputs.u_fieldname; var rowCount;

var displayName;

var MESSAGE_KEY_NO_DISPLAY_VALUE = "Failure: Display name cannot be retrieved, either the Tablename/FieldName are not correct or Field does not have any value";

var MESSAGE_KEY_SUCCESS = "Success: Display value of the field " + fieldName +" is passed to the output variable";

function logic() {

var gr = new GlideRecord(tableName); gr.addQuery('sys_id', sysId); gr.query(); rowCount = gr.getRowCount(); while(gr.next()){ displayName = gr.getDisplayValue(fieldName); }

}

function passStep() { outputs.u_displayvalue = displayName; stepResult.setOutputMessage(MESSAGE_KEY_SUCCESS);

stepResult.setSuccess();

}

function failStep() { stepResult.setOutputMessage(MESSAGE_KEY_NO_DISPLAY_VALUE);

stepResult.setFailed();

} logic(); if (rowCount >= 1 && displayName !== null) { passStep(); } else { failStep(); }

}(inputs, outputs, stepResult, timeout));

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