Real-time Cases with Glide Form

[Vaishnavi Lathk]

What is Glide Form and usage (g_form)

• The Glide Form is client side API, mainly used to change default behavior of the current record

GlideForm methods are only running on the client side (Browser).

• The global object g_form is used to access GlideForm
• These methods are used to make custom changes to the form view of records. All validation of examples was done using Client Scripts.
• g_form methods frequently using in Client Scirpts
• g_form methods can use in catalog client script also
  
  

Glide Form Methods

Glide Form Methods
setValue()	getFormElement()
getValue()	getSection()
addOption()	getTableName()
removeOption()	getUniqueValue()
addInfoMessage()	hideRelatedLists()
addErrorMessage()	isMandatory()
clearMessage()	save()
clearOptions()	submit()
disableAttachments()	setDisabled()
enableAttachments()	setDisplay()
Flash()	setMandatory()
getActionName()	setVisible()
getControl()	setReadOnly()
getElement()	setSectonDisplay()
showErrorBox()	showRelatedList()
showFieldMsg()	showRelatedLists()
addDecoration()	isNewRecord()
removeOption()	hideFieldMsg()
Practically work with these all methods

Glide Form Exercises

• Navigate Incident table
• Open one existing record
• Click on Ctrl+Shift+j                   Ctrl+Shift+J
• Open Java Script Executor
• Run our code here

1. Working with getValue () method

  This method is used to get specific field value from current form.

Alert (g_form.getValue ('category')); //Alert is used to print the out put

2. Working with setValue () method

     Sets the value of specific field.

      alert (g_form.getValue ('category'));

     g_form.setValue ('category’, ‘hardware');

3. Working with setDisabled () method

     This method is used to field make Read only

      g_form.setDisabled ('category’, true);

Note: UI Policy is best practice instead of using this method

4. Working with setMandatory () method

       This method is used to a field make Mandatory

     g_form.setMandatory ('category’, true);

Note: UI Policy is best practice instead of using this method

5. Working with setDisplay () method

    This method is used to Hide and Un hide specific fields

     g_form.setDisplay ('business_service', false);

Note: UI Policy is best practice instead of using this method

6. Working with setVisible () method

     This method is used to Hide field and maintain the space

     g_form.setVisible ('subcategory’, false);

7. Working with isMandatory () method

         Defines whether the particular field is mandatory and must contain a value before the record can be saved or submitted display bullion (True/False)

         g_form.isMandatory ('category');

8. Working with addInfoMessage() method

         Add information message on top of the form

        g_form.addInfoMessage (‘please fill all mandatory fields');

9. Working with addErrorMessage() method

     Add an error message on top of the form

     g_form.addErrorMessage ('Fill mandatory fields');

     10. Working with disableAttchments () method

         Prevents the user attachment icon being hide

         g_form.disableAttachments ();

   11. Working with enableAttchments () method

      Allows customer file attachments to be added. Shows the paper clip icon.

     g_form.enableAttachments ();

   12. Working with clearMessages () method

      Removes all informational and error messages from the top of the form.

      g_form.addInfoMessage () and g_form.addErrorMessage ().

      g_form.clearMessages ();

13. Working with addOption () method

          Add a new choice to respective field depends on requirement

          g_form.addOption ('priority', '6', '6 - Really Low');

14. Working with removeOption () method

          Remove a choice from respective field depends on requirement.

          g_form.removeOption ('impact', 4);

15. Working with clearOption () method

Removes all options from the choice list.

g_form.clearOptions ('category');

16. Working with clearValue () method

Remove value from specific field on the form

g_form.clearValue('category');

17. Working with hideRealtedLists () method

This method will hide all related lists on form

g_form.hideRelatedLists ();

18. Working with showRealtedLists () method

This method will show all related lists on form

g_form.showRelatedLists ();

19. Working with isNewRecord () method

If record is new true the record has never been saved.

g_form.isNewRecord ();

20. Working with showFieldMsg () method

This method will display Informational or Error or Warn message under the specified form field (either a control object or the name of the field). If the control or field is off the screen, the form is scrolled to the field.

The showErrorBox () method is an alternate method that does not require the type parameter.

g_form.showFieldMsg ('cmdb_ci','Atleast select one service app','info');

21. Working with hideFieldMsg () method

This method will hides the last message placed by showFieldMsg ().

When true, all messages for the field are cleared. When false, only the last message is removed.

g_form.hideFieldMsg('impact')//Only the last message is removed.

g_form.hideFieldMsg('impact', true);//When true, all msgs for the field are cleared

22. Working with hideRelatedList () method

Hides the specified related list on the form.

g_form.hideRelatedList ('incident'); //Pass related list table name

23. Working with showRelatedList () method

Hides the specified related list on the form.

g_form.showRelatedList ('incident'); //Pass related list table name

24. Working with getSections () and setSectionDisplay () method

Display an array of the form's sections, which are available.

function onChange (control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {

   //this example was run on a form divided into sections (Change form)

   // and hid a section when the "state" field was changed

   var sections = g_form.getSections();

   if (newValue == '2') {

      g_form.setSectionDisplay(sections[1], false);

   } else {

      g_form.setSectionDisplay(sections[1], true);

   }

}

25. Working with getTableName () method

  Returns the name of the table to which this record belongs.

   alert (g_form.getTableName ());

26. Working with getUniqueValue () method

It will return the sys_id of the record displayed in the form.

alert (g_form.getUniqueValue ());

 

27. Working with addDecoration () method

Adds an icon on a field’s label.

Adding the same item twice is prevented; however, you can add the same icon with a different title.

g_form.addDecoration ('caller_id', 'icon-star', 'Mark as Favorite', 'color-green');

28. Working with flash () method

This method is used to Flashes the specified color for a specified duration of time in the specified field.

  g_form.flash (‘incident.number’, ‘#FFFACD’, 0);

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Regards,

Vaishnavi Lathkar

[CrisCho]

That's a very helpful cheat sheet, thanks for sharing Vaishnavi 🙂

[Vaishnavi Lathk]

Its my pleasure 🙂