Create backgroundScriptManagerReassign.js

Author: zakir8992

Server-Side Components/Background Scripts/Reassignment of Manager from Group and User Table/backgroundScriptManagerReassign.js

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+var oldManagerSysId = '506c0f9cd7011200f2d224837e61030f'; // <Include sys id of old Manager >
+var newManagerSysId = '46c6f9efa9fe198101ddf5eed9adf6e7'; // <Include sys id of New Manager >
+
+gs.print('========== MANAGER REASSIGNMENT FROM GROUP, USERS AND DEACTIVATE RETIRING MANAGER USER ID ==========');
+
+// --- STEP 1: Update Groups managed by old manager ---
+var grpCount = 0;
+var grpGR = new GlideRecord('sys_user_group');
+grpGR.addQuery('manager', oldManagerSysId);
+grpGR.query();
+
+gs.print('Checking groups managed by retiring manager...');
+while (grpGR.next()) {
+    gs.print('➡️ Group: ' + grpGR.name + ' | Old Manager: ' + grpGR.manager.getDisplayValue());
+
+    grpGR.manager = newManagerSysId;
+    grpGR.update();
+    gs.print('✅ Group manager updated ');
+	
+	grpCount++;
+}
+gs.print('Total groups updated: ' + grpCount);
+
+// --- STEP 2: Update Users reporting to old manager ---
+var userCount = 0;
+var userGR = new GlideRecord('sys_user');
+userGR.addQuery('manager', oldManagerSysId);
+userGR.query();
+
+gs.print('\ Checking users reporting to retiring manager...');
+while (userGR.next()) {
+    gs.print('👤 User: ' + userGR.getDisplayValue('name') + ' | Current Manager: ' + userGR.manager.getDisplayValue());
+    userGR.manager = newManagerSysId;
+    userGR.update();
+    gs.print('✅ User manager updated ');
+    userCount++;
+}
+gs.print('Total users updated: ' + userCount);
+
+// --- STEP 3: Deactivate old manager ---
+var mgrGR = new GlideRecord('sys_user');
+if (mgrGR.get(oldManagerSysId)) {
+    gs.print('\n Retiring Manager: ' + mgrGR.getDisplayValue('name'));
+    mgrGR.active = false;
+    mgrGR.locked_out = true; // optional – prevents login
+    mgrGR.update();
+    gs.print('✅ Old manager deactivated and locked out.');
+} else {
+    gs.print(' Could not find old manager record.');
+}
+
+gs.print('\n========== PROCESS COMPLETE ==========');