Date Time Picker customization

[shill]

From a request we had by the process owners of change, we developed a onLoad client script to set the DateTime picker to default to zeros on the time entry so when the icon is clicked, the time is defaulted to 00:00:00 in the popup.

Here is our current code

function onLoad() {
     setDatePickerTime('start_date');
     setDatePickerTime('end_date');
     setDatePickerTime('requested_by_date');
     setDatePickerTime('work_start');
     setDatePickerTime('work_end');
   
function setDatePickerTime(field){
     //Attach an event listener to set default time value for date picker
     Event.observe(g_form.getControl(field).next('a'), 'click', function() {
           $('GwtDateTimePicker_hh').value = '00';
           $('GwtDateTimePicker_mm').value = '00';
           $('GwtDateTimePicker_ss').value = '00';
     });
}   
}

Works fine in Aspen, but not in Berlin. We are getting java errors in IE and although we do not get errors in Chrome/Firefox, it does not change the time entries to zeros.
Does anyone have any ideas what changes I might make to allow this to work again in Berlin?

[Mark Stanger]

This solution comes from SNGuru. It has to do with the timing of form loads in Berlin (which breaks prototype's 'Event.observe' in a lot of cases). I've coded a workaround that you can find here.

http://www.servicenowguru.com/scripting/client-scripts-scripting/set-default-datetime-picker-dialog-time/

[shill]

The one time I do not search the SNCGuru site...
Thanks for the update to the script. Another admin had created this in our system, so I wasn't sure where to look.

[jduryea]

Hi, I tried this in a Berlin system and my script ended up looking like the following (it would be nice to have a system property that sets this globally):

function onLoad() {
//Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below
setDatePickerTime('requested_by_date');
}

function setDatePickerTime(field){
//Attach an event listener to set default time value for date picker
Event.observe(g_form.getControl(field).next('a'), 'click', function() {
setTimeout(function() {
$('GwtDateTimePicker_hh').value = '00';
$('GwtDateTimePicker_mm').value = '00';
$('GwtDateTimePicker_ss').value = '00';
});
});
}

[jshatney]

Looking for some assistance with the above. Setting the default date and time works fantastically!

What I am looking to do is set the default AM/PM for a specific time. I've tried adding something along the lines of:

$('GwtDateTimePicker_a').value = 'PM';

That does not appear to be the appropriate method.

Thanks