Adding a custom button on a form widget

Mike S3 · ‎02-18-2021

I'm trying to add a custom button (called submit) on a form widget . When I click the button , it doesn't look like anything is happening . I also don't see any errors .

When the user clicks the submit button , its supposed to update the state , date and submitter fields in the backend for the demand record being viewed.

HTML:

<button  type="submit" ng-click="confirmsubmit()"  class="btn btn-primary action-btn pull-right" >${Submit} </button>

Client Side Script :

function confirmsubmit(){
current.state = '2';
current.submitted_date = gs.now();
current.submitter = gs.getUserID();
current.update();
}

Michael Jones - · ‎02-18-2021

There are a few things here.

Even in a widget you don't have access to perform server-side script actions in a client script. You need to pass data to the server script to execute server side. You also don't have immediate access to "current" - you have to define it.

Some of this is just a guess based on what you describe, but give something like this a try:

Server Script should look something like this (or should at least include these elements)

(function($scope, $sp) {
    /* populate the 'data' object */
    /* e.g., data.table = $sp.getValue('table'); */

    if (input) {
       if(input.action == 'updateCurrent') {
        var current = new GlideRecord('dmn_demand');
        current.get(input.sys_id);
        current.state = '2';
        current.submitted_date = gs.now();
        current.submitter = gs.getUserID();
        current.update();
       }
    }

})();

Client Side should look like this: (be sure to pass in $scope and $location !)

api.controller = function($scope, $location) {
    /* widget controller */
    var c = this;

    $scope.confirmsubmit = function() {
		var input = {};
        input.action = 'updateCurrent';
		input.sys_id = $location.search().sys_id;
        c.server.get(input).then(function(r) {
			//just for testing
        alert('Success ' + r.data.current);
        });
    };
};

I hope this helps!

If this was helpful or correct, please be kind and remember to click appropriately!

Michael Jones - Proud member of the CloudPires team!

I hope this helps!
Michael D. Jones
Proud member of the GlideFast Consulting Team!

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Mike S3 · ‎02-24-2021

Just an update , I am finally getting the button to generate the pop up window . I had to create a widget and then create a macro in my record producer . It looks like I was putting the codes in the wrong place .

Thanks again for your help !!!

Mike S3 · ‎02-24-2021

Just an update , I am finally getting the button to generate the pop up window . I had to create a widget and then create a macro in my record producer that references the widget. It looks like I was putting the codes in the wrong place .

Thanks again for your help !!!