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# Role Usage Analyzer (Audit-Based) for ServiceNow

## Overview

This script analyzes role assignments and identifies roles that may be unused by checking user activity in the `sys_audit` table. It focuses on recent activity (last 90 days) to determine whether users assigned to a role have interacted with the system.

## Features
- Uses `sys_audit` for accurate activity tracking
- Filters audit records from the **last 90 days** to reduce data volume
- Flags roles assigned to users who show **no audit activity**
- Logs potentially unused roles with user count

## Usage

1. Navigate to **System Definition > Script Includes** or **Scheduled Script Executions**.
2. Create a new Script Include or Scheduled Job named `Role_Usage_Analyzer_Audit`.
3. Paste the contents of `Role_Usage_Analyzer_Audit.js` into the script field.
4. Run manually or schedule it to run periodically (e.g., monthly).

## Notes

- The script uses `gs.daysAgo(90)` to limit the audit data to recent activity.
- You can adjust the time window by changing the `gs.daysAgo()` value.
- Consider extending the script to generate reports or notify role owners for cleanup.
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// Role Usage Analyzer using sys_audit
// Description: Identifies roles assigned to users that show no audit activity.

var roleUsageMap = {};
var grUserRole = new GlideRecord('sys_user_has_role');
grUserRole.query();

while (grUserRole.next()) {
var userId = grUserRole.user.toString();
var roleId = grUserRole.role.toString();

if (!roleUsageMap[roleId]) {
roleUsageMap[roleId] = {
users: [],
used: false
};
}

roleUsageMap[roleId].users.push(userId);
}

// Use sys_audit to check user activity in last 90 days
var grAudit = new GlideRecord('sys_audit');
var ninetyDaysAgo = gs.daysAgo(90);
grAudit.addEncodedQuery('userISNOTEMPTY^sys_created_on>=javascript:gs.daysAgo(90)');
grAudit.query();

while (grAudit.next()) {
var userId = grAudit.user.toString();
for (var roleId in roleUsageMap) {
if (roleUsageMap[roleId].users.indexOf(userId) !== -1) {
roleUsageMap[roleId].used = true;
}
}
}

for (var roleId in roleUsageMap) {
if (!roleUsageMap[roleId].used) {
var grRole = new GlideRecord('sys_user_role');
if (grRole.get(roleId)) {
gs.info('[Role Usage Analyzer] Possibly Unused Role: ' + grRole.name + ' | Assigned Users: ' + roleUsageMap[roleId].users.length);
}
}

}
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