I have a public website made using Apex 21.1.3
When a user shares a page of my website, let's say on facebook, Facebook adds "?fbclickId=something" to the URL.
My app then crashes saying : Unable to find item ID for item fbclickId in application.
Apex thinks the user is trying to set an element that does not exist on the application.
I have url processing layer using htaccess that formats the urls before sending them to Apex in a reverse proxy. I could say let's ignore all what comes after a question mark "?" but in this case I wont be able to set any application item value neither. So that's not possible.
Does anyone have an idea how to make Apex ignore setting a parameter if it doesn't exist ?
Using google for example :
This URL https://www.google.com/?anyparameter=anyvalue will always resolve to https://www.google.com
Thanks
Cheers
I'm not aware of any way to ignore invalid parameters, but you can make the error a bit nicer for the end user.
Create a custom apex error handling function. The only difference with standard error handling is that the error with code WWV_FLOW.FIND_ITEM_ID_ERR has a custom message and no additional info. Change the string "Invalid url arguments" to something more relevant for your business case.
create or replace function apex_error_custom
(
p_error IN apex_error.t_error
)
RETURN apex_error.t_error_result
IS
l_result apex_error.t_error_result := apex_error.t_error_result();
BEGIN
l_result := apex_error.init_error_result ( p_error => APEX_ERROR_CUSTOM.p_error );
IF p_error.apex_error_code = 'WWV_FLOW.FIND_ITEM_ID_ERR' THEN
l_result.message := 'Invalid url arguments';
l_result.additional_info := NULL;
END IF;
RETURN l_result;
END apex_error_custom;
Change the application definition to use the new error function:
Application Definitions > Error Handling > Custom Error Function. Note this affects all errors in the application.
An additional way to make the error nicer is to change the default error page to use a defined template (Shared Components > Themes > your theme > Component Defaults > Error page). Note this affects all errors in the application.
Here is the solution I came up with.
I couldn't find any way to ignore unavailable fields but found a trick to avoid sending them to Apex, hence escaping the error.
In the middle tier (nginx, apache, IIS) add the following logic :
Whenever there are two question marks, ignore the second one part:
For example : someApexAppUrl?Parameter=value?fbclickid=something
Should become : someApexAppUrl?Parameter=value
Whenever there is a parameter added to the url for example
someApexAppUrl?Parameter=value
Check the parameter name against
Application Items with a protection level of Unrestricted, Checksum Required - Application Level, Checksum Required - User Level, Checksum Required - Session Level
The hard coded list of the default Apex urls parameters which are : session, request, clear, debug, printerFriendly, trace, timezone, lang, territory, cs, dialogCs, x01 according to this article
Application page items with a name pattern P99_Someting
Whenever a parameter is not among these three categories, ignore it and don't send it to Apex. This way even if facebook adds something like ?fbclickid=xxx the Apex App will still work nicely.
You can add the item to your application to avoid getting this error message.
Create an Application Item (under Shared Components) called FBCLICKID. Set its Session State Protected to Unrestricted.
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Preface
This Q&A strives to become a collection and a reference target for common errors encountered during development in Google Apps Script language in hopes to improve long-term maintainability of google-apps-script tag.
There are several similar and successful undergoings in other languages and general-purpose tags (see c++, android, php, php again), and this one follows suit.
Why it exists?
The amount of questions from both new and experienced developers regarding the meaning and solutions to errors encountered during development and production that can be effectively reduced to a single answer is substantial. At the time of writing, even running a query only by language tag yields:
"Cannot find method" 8 pages
"Cannot read property" 9 pages
"Cannot call ... in this context" 5 pages
"You do not have permission" 11 pages
Linking to a most relevant duplicate is hard and time-consuming for volunteers due to the need to consider nuances and often poorly-worded titles.
What it consists of?
Entries in this Q&A contain are designed to provide info on how to:
parse the error message structure
understand what the error entails
consistently reproduce (where applicable)
resolve the issue
provide a link to canonical Q&A (where possible)
Table of Contents
To help you navigate the growing reference please use the TOC below:
General errors
Service-specific errors
What this is not?
The scope of the Q&A is limited to common (not trivial). This is not:
a catch-all guide or "best practices" collection
a reference for general ECMAScript errors
GAS documentation
a resources list (we have a tag wiki for that)
What to add?
When adding an entry, please, consider the following:
is the error common enough (see "why" section for examples)?
can the solution be described concisely and be applicable for most cases?
Preface
The answer provides a guide on general errors that can be encountered when working with any Google service (both built-in and advanced) or API. For errors specific to certain services, see the other answer.
Back to reference
General errors
Message
TypeError: Cannot read property 'property name here' from undefined (or null)
Description
The error message indicates that you are trying to access a property on an Object instance, but during runtime the value actually held by a variable is a special data type undefined. Typically, the error occurs when accessing nested properties of an object.
A variation of this error with a numeric value in place of property name indicates that an instance of Array was expected. As arrays in JavaScript are objects, everything mentioned here is true about them as well.
There is a special case of dynamically constructed objects such as event objects that are only available in specific contexts like making an HTTP request to the app or invoking a function via time or event-based trigger.
The error is a TypeError because an "object" is expected, but "undefined" is received
How to fix
Using default values
Logical OR || operator in JavaScript has an intersting property of evaluating the right-hand side iff the left-hand is falsy. Since objects in JS are truthy, and undefined and null are falsy, an expression like (myVar || {}).myProp [(myVar || [])[index] for arrays] will guarantee that no error is thrown and the property is at least undefined.
One can also provide default values: (myVar || { myProp : 2 }) guarantees accessing myProp to return 2 by default. Same goes for arrays: (myVar || [1,2,3]).
Checking for type
Especially true for the special case, typeof operator combined with an if statement and a comparison operator will either allow a function to run outside of its designated context (i.e. for debugging purposes) or introduce branching logic depending on whether the object is present or not.
One can control how strict the check should be:
lax ("not undefined"): if(typeof myVar !== "undefined") { //do something; }
strict ("proper objects only"): if(typeof myVar === "object" && myVar) { //do stuff }
Related Q&As
Parsing order of the GAS project as the source of the issue
Message
Cannot convert some value to data type
Description
The error is thrown due to passing an argument of different type than a method expects. A common mistake that causes the error is accidental coercion of a number to string.
How to reproduce
function testConversionError() {
const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
ss.getRange("42.0",1);
}
How to fix
Make sure that the value referenced in the error message is of data type required by documentation and convert as needed.
Message
Cannot call Service and method name from this context
Description
This error happens on a context mismatch and is specific to container-bound scripts.
The primary use case that results in the error is trying to call a method only available in one document type (usually, getUi() as it is shared by several services) from another (i.e. DocumentApp.getUi() from a spreadsheet).
A secondary, but also prominent case is a result of calling a service not explicitly allowed to be called from a custom function (usually a function marked by special JSDoc-style comment #customfunction and used as a formula).
How to reproduce
For bound script context mismatch, declare and run this function in a script project tied to Google Sheets (or anything other than Google Docs):
function testContextMismatch() {
const doc = DocumentApp.getUi();
}
Note that calling a DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() will simply result in null on mismatch, and the execution will succeed.
For custom functions, use the function declared below in any cell as a formula:
/**
* #customfunction
*/
function testConversionError() {
const ui = SpreadsheetApp.getUi();
ui.alert(`UI is out of scope of custom function`);
}
How to fix
Context mismatch is easily fixed by changing the service on which the method is called.
Custom functions cannot be made to call these services, use custom menus or dialogs.
Message
Cannot find method Method name here
The parameters param names do not match the method signature for method name
Description
This error has a notoriously confusing message for newcomers. What it says is that a type mismatch occurred in one or more of the arguments passed when the method in question was called.
There is no method with the signature that corresponds to how you called it, hence "not found"
How to fix
The only fix here is to read the documentation carefully and check if order and inferred type of parameters are correct (using a good IDE with autocomplete will help). Sometimes, though, the issue happens because one expects the value to be of a certain type while at runtime it is of another. There are several tips for preventing such issues:
Setting up type guards (typeof myVar === "string" and similar).
Adding a validator to fix the type dynamically thanks to JavaScript being dynamically typed.
Sample
/**
* #summary pure arg validator boilerplate
* #param {function (any) : any}
* #param {...any} args
* #returns {any[]}
*/
const validate = (guard, ...args) => args.map(guard);
const functionWithValidator = (...args) => {
const guard = (arg) => typeof arg !== "number" ? parseInt(arg) : arg;
const [a,b,c] = validate(guard, ...args);
const asObject = { a, b, c };
console.log(asObject);
return asObject;
};
//driver IIFE
(() => {
functionWithValidator("1 apple",2,"0x5");
})()
Messages
You do not have permission to perform that action
The script does not have permission to perform that action
Description
The error indicates that one of the APIs or services accessed lacks sufficient permissions from the user. Every service method that has an authorization section in its documentation requires at least one of the scopes to be authorized.
As GAS essentially wraps around Google APIs for development convenience, most of the scopes listed in OAuth 2.0 scopes for APIs reference can be used, although if one is listed in the corresponding docs it may be better to use it as there are some inconsistencies.
Note that custom functions run without authorization. Calling a function from a Google sheet cell is the most common cause of this error.
How to fix
If a function calling the service is ran from the script editor, you are automatically prompted to authorize it with relevant scopes. Albeit useful for quick manual tests, it is best practice to set scopes explicitly in application manifest (appscript.json). Besides, automatic scopes are usually too broad to pass the review if one intends to publish the app.
The field oauthScopes in manifest file (View -> Show manifest file if in code editor) should look something like this:
"oauthScopes": [
"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/script.container.ui",
"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email",
//etc
]
For custom functions, you can fix it by switching to calling the function from a menu or a button as custom functions cannot be authorized.
For those developing editor Add-ons, this error means an unhandled authorization lifecycle mode: one has to abort before calls to services that require authorization in case auth mode is AuthMode.NONE.
Related causes and solutions
#OnlyCurrentDoc limiting script access scope
Scopes autodetection
Message
ReferenceError: service name is not defined
Description
The most common cause is using an advanced service without enabling it. When such a service is enabled, a variable under the specified identifier is attached to global scope that the developer can reference directly. Thus, when a disabled service is referenced, a ReferenceError is thrown.
How to fix
Go to "Resources -> Advanced Google Services" menu and enable the service referenced. Note that the identifier should equal the global variable referenced.
For a more detailed explanation, read the official guide.
If one hasn't referenced any advanced services then the error points to an undeclared variable being referenced.
Message
The script completed but did not return anything.
Script function not found: doGet or doPost
Description
This is not an error per se (as the HTTP response code returned is 200 and the execution is marked as successful, but is commonly regarded as one. The message appears when trying to make a request/access from browser a script deployed as a Web App.
There are two primary reasons why this would happen:
There is no doGet or doPost trigger function
Triggers above do not return an HtmlOutput or TextOutput instance
How to fix
For the first reason, simply provide a doGet or doPost trigger (or both) function. For the second, make sure that all routes of your app end with creation of TextOutput or HtmlOutput:
//doGet returning HTML
function doGet(e) {
return HtmlService.createHtmlOutput("<p>Some text</p>");
}
//doPost returning text
function doPost(e) {
const { parameters } = e;
const echoed = JSON.stringify(parameters);
return ContentService.createTextOutput(echoed);
}
Note that there should be only one trigger function declared - treat them as entry points to your application.
If the trigger relies on parameter / parameters to route responses, make sure that the request URL is structured as "baseURL/exec?query" or "baseURL/dev?query" where query contains parameters to pass.
Related Q&As
Redeploying after declaring triggers
Message
We're sorry, a server error occurred. Please wait a bit and try again.
Description
This one is the most cryptic error and can occur at any point with nearly any service (although DriveApp usage is particularly susceptible to it). The error usually indicates a problem on Google's side that either goes away in a couple of hours/days or gets fixed in the process.
How to fix
There is no silver bullet for that one and usually, there is nothing you can do apart from filing an issue on the issue tracker or contacting support if you have a GSuite account. Before doing that one can try the following common remedies:
For bound scripts - creating a new document and copying over the existing project and data.
Switch to using an advanced Drive service (always remember to enable it first).
There might be a problem with a regular expression if the error points to a line with one.
Don't bash your head against this error - try locating affected code, file or star an issue and move on
Syntax error without apparent issues
This error is likely to be caused by using an ES6 syntax (for example, arrow functions) while using the deprecated Rhino runtime (at the time of writing the GAS platform uses V8).
How to fix
Open "appscript.json" manifest file and check if runtimeVersion is set to "V8", change it if not, or remove any ES6 features otherwise.
Quota-related errors
There are several errors related to quotas imposed on service usage. Google has a comprehensive list of those, but as a general rule of thumb, if a message matches "too many" pattern, you are likely to have exceeded the respective quota.
Most likely errors encountered:
Service invoked too many times: service name
There are too many scripts running
Service using too much computer time for one day
This script has too many triggers
How to fix
In most cases, the only fix is to wait until the quota is refreshed or switch to another account (unless the script is deployed as a Web App with permission to "run as me", in which case owner's quotas will be shared across all users).
To quote documentation at the time:
Daily quotas are refreshed at the end of a 24-hour window; the exact time of this refresh, however, varies between users.
Note that some services such as MailApp have methods like getRemainingDailyQuota that can check the remaining quota.
In the case of exceeding the maximum number of triggers one can check how many are installed via getProjectTriggers() (or check "My triggers" tab) and act accordingly to reduce the number (for example, by using deleteTrigger(trigger) to get rid of some).
Related canonical Q&As
How are daily limitations being applied and refreshed?
"Maximum execution time exceeded" problem
Optimizing service calls to reduce execution time
References
How to make error messages more meaningful
Debugging custom functions
Service-specific errors
The answer concerns built-in service-related errors. For general reference see the other answer. Entries addressing issues with services listed in official reference are welcome.
Back to reference
SpreadsheetApp
The number of rows in the range must be at least 1
This error is usually caused by calling the getRange method where the parameter that sets the number of rows happens to equal to 0. Be careful if you depend on getLastRow() call return value - only use it on non-empty sheets (getDataRange will be safer).
How to reproduce
sh.getRange(1, 1, 0, sh.getLastColumn()); //third param is the number of rows
How to fix
Adding a guard that prevents the value from ever becoming 0 should suffice. The pattern below defaults to the last row with data (optional if you only need a certain number of rows) and to 1 if that also fails:
//willFail is defined elsewhere
sh.getRange(1, 1, willFail || sh.getLastRow() || 1, sh.getLastColumn());
Error: “Reference does not exist”
The error happens when calling a custom function in a spreadsheet cell that does not return a value. The docs do mention only that one "must return a value to display", but the catch here is that an empty array is also not a valid return value (no elements to display).
How to reproduce
Call the custom function below in any Google Sheets spreadsheet cell:
/**
* #customfunction
*/
const testReferenceError = () => [];
How to fix
No specific handling is required, just make sure that length > 0.
The number of rows or cells in the data does not match the number of rows or cells in the range. The data has N but the range has M.
Description
The error points to a mismatch in dimensions of range in relation to values. Usually, the issue arises when using setValues() method when the matrix of values is smaller or bigger than the range.
How to reproduce
function testOutOfRange() {
const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
const sh = ss.getActiveSheet();
const rng = sh.getActiveRange();
const vals = rng.getValues();
try {
vals.push([]);
rng.setValues(vals);
} catch (error) {
const ui = SpreadsheetApp.getUi();
ui.alert(error.message);
}
}
How to fix
If it is routinely expected for values to get out of bounds, implement a guard that catches such states, for example:
const checkBounds = (rng, values) => {
const targetRows = rng.getHeight();
const targetCols = rng.getWidth();
const { length } = values;
const [firstRow] = values;
return length === targetRows &&
firstRow.length === targetCols;
};
The coordinates of the range are outside the dimensions of the sheet.
Description
The error is a result of a collision between two issues:
The Range is out of bounds (getRange() does not throw on requesting a non-existent range)
Trying to call a method on a Range instance referring to a non-existent dimension of the sheet.
How to reproduce
function testOB() {
const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
const sh = ss.getActiveSheet();
const rng = sh.getRange(sh.getMaxRows() + 1, 1);
rng.insertCheckboxes();
}
How to fix
Check that number of rows (getMaxRow()) and columns (getMaxColumns()) are both greater or equal to the parameters passed to getRange() method call and change them accordingly.
Exception: You can't create a filter in a sheet that already has a filter.
Description
The message means that you are trying to call a createFilter method on a Range in a Sheet that already has a filter set (either via UI or script), thus violating the restriction on 1 filter per Sheet, to quote the documentation:
There can be at most one filter in a sheet.
How to reproduce
const testFilterExistsError = () => {
const sh = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
const rng = sh.getDataRange();
const filter1 = rng.createFilter();
const filter2 = rng.createFilter();
};
How to fix
Add a guard that checks for the existence of the filter first. getFilter returns either a filter or null if called on a Range instance and is perfect for the job:
const testFilterGuard = () => {
const sh = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
const rng = sh.getDataRange();
const filter = rng.getFilter() || rng.createFilter();
//do something useful;
};
UrlFetchApp
Attribute provided with no value: url
Description
The error is specific to UrlFetchApp service and happens when fetch or fetchAll method gets called with an empty string or non-string value.
How to reproduce
const response = UrlFetchApp.fetch("", {});
How to fix
Make sure that a string containing a URI (not necessarily valid) is passed to the method as its first argument. As its common root cause is accessing a non-existent property on an object or array, check whether your accessors return an actual value.
I am trying to develop some REST API and I am working with: Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.1.0.2.0 - 64bit Production, Oracle ORDS and SQL Developer 17.3.1.279.
I already develop and test a GET API in order to prove that the db is REST-Enabled.
I try to develop a POST API and I am reading this article
My POST handler is:
declare
lrow accounts%rowtype := null;
begin
lrow.id := :id;
lrow.account := :account;
/*added to inspect the current value*/
Raise_Application_Error(-20000, '*'||:account||'*');
lrow.category := :category;
lrow.address := :address;
lrow.zipcode := :zipcode;
lrow.city := :city;
lrow.county := :county;
ASADMIN.INSERTACCOUNT(lrow);
:error := null;
exception
when others then
:error := sqlerrm;
end;
For each bind variable I create a corresponding in/out parameter in the handler.
I test the API with POSTMAN passing this object:
{
"id" : "18092018"
,"account" : "Buster Keaton"
,"category" : "TEST CATEGORY"
,"address" : "TEST ADDRESS"
,"zipcode" : "12345"
,"city" : "TEST CITY"
,"county" : "TEST COUNTY"
,"error" : null
}
and the response was "Cannot insert NULL in ..." then I add the raise application error in order to check what is the value passed that results as null.
I would like to know which is the common (or best) practice to debug a REST API and the way to "monitor" bind variables.
I try to run the anon block attached to the handler inside of SQL Developer to make sure it's going to work there first. So, does that work, in SQL Developer where you are doing the restful service definition?
For others reading this question, when you want to 'debug' and don't have access to the ORDS server logs:
If you get a 500 response when calling it from ORDS, it can be helpful to run ORDS in 'debug' mode.
There are two properties you can enable, debug and print to screen. (docs)
This will show the stack dump from the back end in your browser - not something you ever want to do in 'prod' but since you're debugging, I'm assuming you're in a safe place.
Once that's on, make your call again -
Now you can see the ORA error code that's causing the 500 - and you can also probably see how ORDS is executing the anon plsql block - maybe you're not processing the inputs correctly...
I talk about this here.
For your case specifically, you either have a typo or you are neglecting a value when it comes to making your call to INSERTACCOUNT().
Without seeing the spec for INSERTACCOUNT(), we're left to guess what might be happening.
After commenting the response from thatjeffsmith I focus on service parameters and bind variables and I realize that my setup was completly wrong. I would like to share how I correct what was my mistake.
In the POST handler I use bind variable that I pass to the service in the body of the request but I define corresponding parameters as IN/OUT so the SOURCE can be only HEADER or URI and the bind variables result all null.
I found very useful theese articles: Parameters and binds and resultset.
I modify the handler deleting ALL the IN/OUT parameters because every variable (or JSON object) passed via request body are automatically "matched" with bind variables used in the handler.
Now I am working/studying on resultset in order to return the well formed json object with all the information needed to my app.
I'm new to use Testcomplete , i'm using javascripts to automate my code, below are sample script ( converted one recorded first then converted into jscript) and in this scripts what i observe that TestComplete identified and captured the object element by using complete web url path not on only object specific .
efunction Test_Login {var UserName, Password, TestEnv;UserName = "XYZ";Pwd = "XYZXYZ";TestEnv = "https://test.Env.com/";Browsers.Item(btChrome).Run("TestEnv",1);Aliases.browser.pageTestenvCom.formFrmlogincomponent.textboxUsername.SetText("UserName");Aliases.browser.pageTestenvCom.formFrmlogincomponent.passwordboxPassword.SetText("Pwd");Aliases.browser.pageTestenvCom.formFrmlogincomponent.buttonLogin.ClickButton();}e
what i means lets see below example of login page
thank you
Whenever we record any Test case in Test-Complete, it stores all the object in the Naming Repository and then access the same.
This helps test-complete in easily recognisation of object and can improve the speed of test-case, in case there are multiple objects visible on screen
You can go through following link for more info on Name Mapping.
https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/testing-with/object-identification/name-mapping/overview.html
For handling entities in Drupal I'm using Entity Metadata Wrappers (the "Drupal way").
It's really easy to start coding and see all the advantages it has... except when you get a fatal error and you are not clear where it comes from.
This is what the database log shows:
EntityMetadataWrapperException: Unknown data property
field_whatever. at EntityStructureWrapper->getPropertyInfo()
(line 335 of
/var/www/html/sites/all/modules/entity/includes/entity.wrapper.inc).
Sadly, many times that "field_whatever" is "nid", "uid" or some very common property, so it's name is spread all over my code, which makes me difficult to get to the origin of the error.
I'm currently doing this:
Write a tiny piece of code and then run to see if something fails.
Using getPropertyInfo when handling entities with "not so common" fields.
Loosing hair.
What is worst is that sometimes the error does not appear when you are coding, but a week later. So it could be anywhere...
Is there any way of handling entity metadata wrapper errors better? Can I get better information in the database log and not just a line? A backtrace maybe?
Thanks.
Well, having the devel module active (just to see the nice krumo message) we can do something like this inside our module:
<?php
set_exception_handler('exception_with_trace');
function exception_with_trace($e)
{
dpm($e->getTrace());
}
That will return the backtrace error of the exception thrown by the entity metadata handler on the next page load (some page in your site where everything is running fine).
Also you can set the exception handler exclusively and more elegant just for some pages or some users with some role... or when some parameter in the url is met, or when in some state of your Drupal site is met (ex. when a bool persistent variable 'exception_with_trace' is true). Even, under certain conditions and control, you can use it in production too.
If the site does not work "at all" you can include it in your settings.php file, but instead of printing the trace, you must write the trace to a file and watch the trace in a different context (not Drupal but some php file).
If exceptions are too long and are causing memory problems then getting the trace as string is also possible. See http://php.net/manual/es/exception.gettraceasstring.php
Hope that helps.
I am trying to implement a custom web resource using jquery/ajax and odata. I ran into trouble and eventually found that when I call:
var serverUrl = context.getServerUrl();
The code throws exceptions.
However, when I change serverUrl to the literal url, it works. I then found forum posts that said I should verify my .aspx page manually by going to https://[org url]//WebResources/ClientGlobalContext.js.aspx to verify that it is working. When I did that I received a warning page:
The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Invalid at the top level of the document. Error processing resource 'https://[org url]//WebResources/Clien...
document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="'+'\x26\x2347\x3b_common\x26\x2347\x3bglobal.ashx\x26\x2363\x3bver\x2...
What the heck does that mean?
Hard to tell outside of context (pun not intended) of your code, but why aren't you doing this?
var serverUrl = Xrm.Page.context.getServerUrl();
(Presumably, because you have defined your own context var?)
Also, this method is deprecated as of Rollup 12, see here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d7d0b052-abca-4f81-9b86-0b9dc5e62a66. You can now use getClientUrl instead.
I now it is late but hope this will be useful for other people who will face this problem.
Until nowadays even with R15 there are two available ClientGlobalContext.js.aspx
https://[org url]/WebResources/ClientGlobalContext.js.aspx (the bad one)
https://[org url]/[organization name]/[publication id]/WebResources/ClientGlobalContext.js.aspx (The good one)
I don't know why exist 1. but it causes many issues like:
It could not be published or hold information (Your case #Steve).
In a deployment with multiple organizations, seems it saves info only for the last organization deployed causing that methods under Xrm.Page.context. will return info from a fixed organization. Actually each method that underground uses these constants included in ClientGlobalContext.js.aspx: USER_GUID, ORG_LANGUAGE_CODE, ORG_UNIQUE_NAME, SERVER_URL, USER_LANGUAGE_CODE, USER_ROLES, CRM2007_WEBSERVICE_NS, CRM2007_CORETYPES_NS, AUTHENTICATION_TYPE, CURRENT_THEME_TYPE, CURRENT_WEB_THEME, IS_OUTLOOK_CLIENT, IS_OUTLOOK_LAPTOP_CLIENT, IS_OUTLOOK_14_CLIENT, IS_ONLINE, LOCID_UNRECOGNIZE_DOTC, EDIT_PRELOAD, WEB_SERVER_HOST, WEB_SERVER_PORT, IS_PATHBASEDURLS, LOCID_UNRECOGNIZE_DOTC, EDIT_PRELOAD, WEB_RESOURCE_ORG_VERSION_NUMBER, YAMMER_IS_INSTALLED, YAMMER_IS_CONFIGURED_FOR_ORG, YAMMER_APP_ID, YAMMER_NETWORK_NAME, YAMMER_GROUP_ID, YAMMER_TOKEN_EXPIRED, YAMMER_IS_CONFIGURED_FOR_USER, YAMMER_HAS_CONFIGURE_PRIVILEGE, YAMMER_POST_METHOD. For instance method Xrm.Page.context.getUserId() is implemented as return window.USER_GUID;
To be sure that your URL is the correct just follow the link posted by #Chris