Create CopyVariableSet.js

Create a UI Action to Copy a variable set with the configurations

Author: dvn-lazywinner

UI Actions/Copy Variable Set/CopyVariableSet.js

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+/* Copy a full variable set with the Catalog UI Policies, Actions, Variables, Catalog Client Scripts*/
+//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);