Code.js

Author: chaytarak

Server-Side Components/Business Rules/Auto-approved opened by is approver/code.js

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+(function executeRule(current, previous /*null when async*/ ) {
+
+    try {
+        gs.setWorkflow(false);
+        if (!current.sysapproval)
+            return;
+
+        // Get the parent record (RITM / REQ / etc.)
+        var parent = current.sysapproval.getRefRecord();
+        if (!parent || !parent.isValidRecord())
+            return;
+
+        if (parent.getTableName() == "sc_req_item") {
+
+            // Load Opened By user record
+            var userGR = new GlideRecord("sys_user");
+            if (!userGR.get(parent.requested_for))
+                return;
+
+
+            // If approver == Opened By → auto-approve
+            if (current.approver == parent.opened_by) {
+                current.state = "approved";
+                current.comments = "Auto-approved as " + current.getDisplayValue("approver") + " is the manager of Requested For";
+                current.update();
+
+                // Also update parent RITM stage to 'Approved'
+                parent.stage = "approved";
+                parent.update();
+            }
+        }
+
+    } catch (ex) {
+        gs.error("Auto-approval BR error: " + ex.message);
+    }
+
+})(current, previous);