Adding a Close Button to a Form

[jateater]

I want to add a close button to my form.   In case the user is populating the form and figures out, they really don't need to.   I just want it to just exit the form and take them back to the list of records.

So I created a UI Action and put the following script it.

action.setRedirectURL(current);

It is not working correctly.  

On the same note, is it possible to create a UI Action that will Export to PDF?  

Instead of the user having to right clicking the header > Export > PDF.   It would be much nicer if they can just click a button.

Thanks in advance for any guidance.

[Subhajit1]

Hi James,

I think probably you might need to use action.setRedirectURL(previous);

On clicking the UI Action, the User will be Navigated to the Page from where he came to the Current Page.

For the 2nd Part of your requirement, you can take a look at the Develop Community as there you might find your answer.

Thanks,

Subhajit

[Pradeep Sharma]

Hi James,

You may find the below thread as helpful

Export to PDF UI Action

Custom PDF Files in ServiceNow through PDFCrowd-John James Andersen

Thanks,

Pradeep Sharma

[amadosierra · Accepted solution]

Include in your UI Action a call to setAbortAction and use setRedirectURL to the list you want.

current.setAbortAction();

action.setRedirectURL("incident_list.do");

Using setRedirectURL this way will force the user to go back to the list you want, whereas setRedirectURL(previous) will send them back to whatever form/list they were. It depends on what you're trying to achieve.

As for the Export to PDF button. Try creating a UI Action as follows:

Name: Save as PDF

Active: True

Show insert: false

Show update: true

Form button: true

Script:

action.setRedirectURL('incident.do?PDF&sys_id=' + current.sys_id + '&sysparm_view=ess');

[brendanwilson84]

Hi Amado

I have been trying the same thing on my custom application and have gotten further after your answer, however, I am trying to export and replaced the 'incident.do' with my table name. I get the option to open and save the pdf, however, it does not take out any data from my form.

action.setRedirectURL('x_pfgb3_dev_a_te_p_dev_a_te_production_issue_table?PDF&sys_id=' + current.sys_id + '&sysparm_view=ess');

If I use the 'incident.do' it will export the incident form.

Thank you in advance for taking a look