Dot Walking - UI Action

jared_wentzel · ‎09-25-2015

I am trying to pull a field value from the User table from a UI Action that is being run from the Incident form and I know this is simple but I am not able to get it to work..

The field is u_member_firm. I am pulling it from a client Script easily like this.. "var custFirm = caller.u_member_firm"

But on the UI action I guess I have to use something like "document.getElementById('incident.caller.u_member_firm').value" or something to that extent, but the field isn't on the incident form so I don't think I'm using the getElementById correctly. It is just not working and I cannot figure out why! Any thoughts?

Mike Allen · ‎09-25-2015

You can do

var custFirm = g_form.getReference('caller').u_member_firm;

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jcote · ‎09-25-2015

Jared Wentzel,

Is your UI Action Client side or Server side?

jared_wentzel · ‎09-25-2015

Client side

Pradeep Sharma · ‎09-25-2015

Hi Jared,

You can do dot-walking on the server side. However at client side you have to use getReference() or GlideAjax to pull the values from the server side.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

jared_wentzel · ‎09-25-2015

Then I should be able to use a display business rule correct?