Client side script for setting mandatory variables (g_form.setMandatory)

[kopp820]

I need to use the same client side script in both a UI action and a UI policy. I'm wondering if it's more efficient to use a script include, or to just type the code twice in both places. My gut says the former, but I can't get my script include and glide ajax to work to return the code. The code is just g_form.setMandatory('variables.cat_variable', true); for about 5 variables. In this code, i'm only showing 2 for example. Thoughts?

Script include example:

Client checkbox is true

var MandatoryFields = Class.create();
MandatoryFields.prototype = Object.extendsObject(AbstractAjaxProcessor, {
     mandatoryFields: function(){
                 return "g_form.setMandatory('variables.example1', true); g_form.setMandatory('variables.example2', true);";
           },
     });

Client side UI action & UI Policy (Run scripts = true)

           var ga = new GlideAjax('MandatoryFields');
     ga.addParam('sysparm_name','mandatoryFields');


           ga.getXML(EnforceMandatoryFields);
           
           function EnforceMandatoryFields(response) {
                 var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer");
                 
           }

Note: The business case for this is certain catalog variables need to be filled out before the user can close a specific catalog task.

[Jim Coyne · Accepted solution]

Here's what you can do to "share" code:

1. create an onLoad Client Script with the code that you want to run from the UI Action and Policy:

function onLoad() {

}

function u_setMandatoryFields() {

     g_form.setMandatory('variables.example1', true);

     g_form.setMandatory('variables.example2', true);

}

The onLoad function does nothing at all, but it allows the u_setMandatoryFields function to be defined.

2. Now you can call u_setMandatoryFields() from both places.

GlideAjax is used when you want to actually return values for use somewhere.

[kopp820]

Very helpful, thank you!! I knew there had to be a better way.

Jim Coyne (CompuCom)

Swarnadip Roy

[Jim Coyne]

You are welcome.

[swarnadip]

Hi Kalley,

Jim's solution should work good.

For the second point - how to call the function in Client Script from UI Policy,

Please see below

Hope this helps