client script is setting drop down options working perfectly BUT onload it is removing options again

[dave_edgar]

So, I have set up a client script to remove options depending upon option set on a dependant field BUT after refreshing form the options selected are refreshing, the clearOptions function is running again

I'm sure this is simple but I can new to client scripts.

Here is my script, any advice is welcome.   BTW this is on a scoped application.:

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

  if (newValue === 'In Store'){

  g_form.clearOptions('complaint_sub_category');

  g_form.setMandatory('complaint_sub_category',false);

  g_form.setVisible('complaint_sub_category',false);

  }

}

I suspect I need to state isLoading is false, i tried but obviously got it wrong

Thanks in advance

[Chuck Tomasi · Accepted solution]

If you want the onChange client script to NOT run on loading (as an onLoad script does) Add these lines just inside the function.

if (isLoading)

        return;

Can you help me understand why you want to clear all the options in the case of the In Store value? This shouldn't be necessary if you are hiding it anyway. Perhaps just use a g_form.setValue('fieldname', ''); to set it to empty instead.

[dave_edgar]

top man

on a previous version i had:

if (isLoading)

{}

which did not work, so I removed it, so close yet so far.

Thanks ctomasi

[Harish KM]

can you put   clearOptions before if loop and check also put alerts and check.

[Robbie]

Hi Dave,

An onChange script also runs onLoad.

This can easily be resolved by adding the following 2 lines:

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

  if (isLoading)

        return;

  if (newValue === 'In Store'){

  g_form.clearOptions('complaint_sub_category');

  g_form.setMandatory('complaint_sub_category',false);

  g_form.setVisible('complaint_sub_category',false);

  }

}

Thanks Robbie

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