Copy Variable Set

Copy Variable Set Utility

Author: dvn-lazywinner

UI Actions/Copy Variable Set/Copy Variable Set

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+//set some new default values
+var setName = current.title;
+current.title = 'Copy of ' + setName;
+current.sys_scope = gs.getCurrentApplicationId();
+current.sys_policy = "";
+
+//insert a copy of the variable set
+var oldid = current.sys_id.toString();
+var newid = current.insert();
+
+if (newid) {
+    var allVars = {};
+    createVariables(oldid, newid);
+    createCatalogClientScript(oldid, newid);
+    createCatalogUiPolicy(oldid, newid);
+}
+
+//creates a copy of the variables and associates them to the new variable set
+function createVariables(oldid, newid) {
+    var vars = new GlideRecord('item_option_new');
+    vars.addQuery('variable_set', oldid);
+	vars.addActiveQuery();
+    vars.query();
+    while (vars.next()) {
+        var varoldid = vars.sys_id.toString();
+        vars.variable_set = newid;
+        var varnewid = vars.insert();
+        allVars['IO:' + varoldid] = 'IO:' + varnewid.toString();
+
+        var qc = new GlideRecord('question_choice');
+        qc.addQuery('question', varoldid);
+        qc.query();
+        while (qc.next()) {
+            qc.question = varnewid;
+            qc.insert();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//creates a copy of the client scripts and associates to the variable set.
+function createCatalogClientScript(oldid, newid) {
+    var ccs = new GlideRecord('catalog_script_client');
+    ccs.addQuery('variable_set', oldid);
+	ccs.addActiveQuery();
+    ccs.query();
+    while (ccs.next()) {
+        ccs.variable_set = newid;
+        ccs.insert();
+    }
+}
+
+//creates a copy of the UI Policies and associates them to the new variable set
+function createCatalogUiPolicy(oldid, newid) {
+    var cup = new GlideRecord('catalog_ui_policy');
+    cup.addQuery('variable_set', oldid);
+	cup.addActiveQuery();
+    cup.query();
+    while (cup.next()) {
+        var uipoldid = cup.sys_id.toString();
+        cup.variable_set = newid;
+        var newuip = cup.insert();
+
+        var cupa = new GlideRecord('catalog_ui_policy_action');
+        cupa.addQuery('ui_policy', uipoldid);
+        cupa.query();
+        while (cupa.next()) {
+            cupa.ui_policy = newuip;
+            cupa.variable_set = newid;
+            var cv = cupa.catalog_variable;
+            cupa.catalog_variable = allVars[cv];
+            cupa.insert();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//Return the user to the new variable set record
+action.setRedirectURL(current);