From 151cca4a6ccc3737f5fa4ed9aafb49e6fb963311 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jaspal <30924269+Jaspalsinghchot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2025 13:30:57 +0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] script.js

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 create mode 100644 Server-Side Components/Background Scripts/Delete Attachments - Closed Approvals/script.js

diff --git a/Server-Side Components/Background Scripts/Delete Attachments - Closed Approvals/script.js b/Server-Side Components/Background Scripts/Delete Attachments - Closed Approvals/script.js
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+deleteinactiveattachments();
+
+//deletes from approval table
+function deleteinactiveattachments() {
+    var appr = new GlideRecord('sysapproval_approver');
+//	appr.addQuery('sys_id','2d7f326287351ad0195eb99c8bbb35b5'); //uncomment this and replace sys_id and use this to check for 1 record
+    appr.addEncodedQuery('state!=requested^ORstate=NULL');
+    appr.query();
+    while (appr.next()) {
+        var answer = deleteparentattachment(appr.sys_id);
+        deletechildattachment(appr.sys_id);
+        if (answer == true || answer == 'true') {
+            appr.comments = "Attachment's were removed from this record. If still needed it can be located at the corresponding ticket level.";
+            appr.autoSysFields(false);
+            appr.setWorkflow(false);
+            appr.update();
+        }
+    }
+}
+//deletes from sys_attachment table
+function deleteparentattachment(record) {
+    var attach_found = false;
+    var attach_primary = new GlideRecord('sys_attachment');
+    attach_primary.addQuery('table_sys_id', record);
+    attach_primary.query();
+    while (attach_primary.next()) {
+        attach_primary.deleteRecord();
+        attach_found = 'true';
+    }
+    return attach_found;
+}
+
+//deletes from sys_attachment_doc table
+function deletechildattachment(record) {
+    var attach_child = new GlideRecord('sys_attachment_doc');
+    attach_child.addQuery('sys_attachment.table_sys_id', record);
+    attach_child.query();
+    while (attach_child.next()) {
+        attach_child.deleteRecord();
+    }
+}

From d092cf2f084cfe74cba7e45341e548ca056f124a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jaspal <30924269+Jaspalsinghchot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2025 13:31:25 +0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] readme.md

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 create mode 100644 Server-Side Components/Background Scripts/Delete Attachments - Closed Approvals/readme.md

diff --git a/Server-Side Components/Background Scripts/Delete Attachments - Closed Approvals/readme.md b/Server-Side Components/Background Scripts/Delete Attachments - Closed Approvals/readme.md
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+Many organizations still prefer copying over the attachments from RITM or any ticket type that has approval required to its corresponding approvals by using GlideSysAttachment.copy() 
+This ideally makes sense till the time approval is needed however, when approvals are actioned (approved/rejected) there is no need for attachments to stay on the approval record till eternity (it will be stored at its ticket level). Use this script as a scheduled script to remove attachments from closed (approved/rejected) approval records and help consume less storage.