Included in the Developer Toolbox Update Set available on Share (link to Share in the post).
Another one of those lazy/productivity tools with a similar function:
As a general rule, I'll set the Value field to a lowercase version of the Label field because it makes it easier to use when comparing the strings in script. This tool will do that for me automatically. It will also prefix the string with the value of the Dependent value field.
Any special characters are replaced with an underscore character (anything other than a-z, 0-9).
Here are the details of the UI Action
Name: Set Value from Label
Table: Choice [sys_choice]
Order: 100,000
Action name: u_fpc_set_value_from_label
Active: checked
Show insert: checked
Show update: checked
Client: checked
Form link: checked
Hint: Create a string for the Value field based on the Label and Dependent value fields (FPC)
Messages: u_fpc_set_value_from_label.confirm
u_fpc_set_value_from_label.error.field.empty
u_fpc_set_value_from_label.message.populated
Onclick: uFpcSetValueFromLabel();
Condition: current.canWrite();
Script:
function uFpcSetValueFromLabel() {
//hide previous field messages
try {
g_form.hideFieldMsg("value", true);
} catch(err) {}
//check to see if the Label field is populated or not
var label = (g_form.getValue("label").toLowerCase()).trim();
if (label == ""){
g_form.showFieldMsg("value", getMessage("u_fpc_set_value_from_label.error.field.empty"), "error");
return;
}
//make sure the user wants to replace the Value field
if (g_form.getValue("value").trim() != ""){
if (!confirm(getMessage("u_fpc_set_value_from_label.confirm")))
return;
}
var value = (g_form.getValue("dependent_value").toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, "_")).trim();
value += "_" + (label.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, "_")).trim();
value = value.replace(/_+/g,"_"); // replaces any one or more instances of "__" with only one "_"
value = value.replace(/^\_+|\_+$/g, ""); // replaces all leading or trailing "_" with an empty string
g_form.setValue("value", value);
g_form.showFieldMsg("value", getMessage("u_fpc_set_value_from_label.message.populated"), "info");
}I've attached XML files for the UI Action and UI Messages so you can just import them into your instance. As always, try it out in your company's development instance first, or better yet, your own personal development instance.
I've standardized on using UI Messages now for any message visible to users to make it easier to localize the tools.
