Add 4 business days to date variable on a catalog item

[Jeff316]

Any solutions I could find on the internet have not worked.

I only get strange behavior and have to delete the variable and create again.

We have a date field on a catalog item.

The default date should be 4 business days in the future.

If anyone is currently doing this, please help.

We only use the portal UI.

Thanks.

[dvp]

Use onLoad Client script with GlideAjax or did you try in default value?

[dvp]

Use the below script in defualt value on variable form

javascript:var gdt =  new GlideDateTime();
	var dc = new DurationCalculator();
	dc.setSchedule('08fcd0830a0a0b2600079f56b1adb9ae'); // Schedule sys_id
	 dc.setStartDateTime(gdt);
	  dc.calcDuration(4*9*3600); // 8-5 Schedule  so 9 Hrs
	
var edt= new GlideDateTime(dc.getEndDateTime())
edt.getDate();

[Jeff316]

Ok. I was just saying I can try that. Stand by. Fingers Crossed.

[Jeff316]

Ok dvp,

I'm getting a value returned to the Date field. But the format is bad, so I can't tell what date its returned.

03-02-0172

The same thing happens if I just use 

javascript:addDays(4);

 in the default field. I needed to use 

javascript:var d = new GlideDateTime(); d.setValue(gs.daysAgo(-5)); d.getDisplayValue();

so the date format would display correctly.

Can I manipulate your javascript in a similar way so the date is formatted correctly?

[dvp · Accepted solution]

did you try replacing

edt.getDate();

with

edt.getDisplayValue();