Export to PDF UI Action

[abhijats]

Hi Everyone,

Can you please tell me how to create a UI Action(Export to PDF) on ESS Portal for exporting the form(UI Page) in PDF Format, Actually we have to give functionality to user to extract the form from ESS Portal related to certain category and then use it in PDF Format.

[yaparla]

Brian thanks for your really.Actually I have 17000 records which has columns of 3 tables with images.Can it support to fulfill my need ?  

[brkelly]

Jonathan,

I am trying to do something a bit different but I think similar.

I am attempting to create a pdf of a record and attach it to itself.

The attach to itself part is working but the content of the pdf is all wrong.

I am doing this in a UI action, any pointers would be greatly appreciated!

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var attachment = new Attachment();

var attachmentRec = attachment.write('u_wacky_table', current.sys_id, (current.number), "application/pdf",'g_form.'+'u_wacky_table'+'.do?PDF&sys_id=' + current.sys_id);

gs.addInfoMessage(attachmentRec);

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thank you

Brian

[JonathanJacob]

Brian,

When you say the content is all wrong do you mean the fields displayed are wrong or is the file damaged and not opening?

[brkelly]

I don't think the content is acccepted.  The pdf fails.

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Export to PDF UI Action

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Brian,

When you say the content is all wrong do you mean the fields displayed are wrong or is the file damaged and not opening?

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[JonathanJacob]

So the easiest way to do so is using a Rest Message via the UI action:

(also I see you are mixing client/server APIs... g_form is a client side API... Attachment, restMessage and gs. are server side APIs.) Make sure your UI action runs server side.

var rm = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2();

rm.setHttpMethod('GET');

rm.setEndpoint(current.getTableName()+ '.do?PDF&sys_id=' + current.sys_id);

rm.saveResponseBodyAsAttachment(current.getTableName(),current.sys_id,fileName);

var response = rm.execute();

if(response.getStatusCode()==200) {

        // gs.addInfoMessage('Added attachment!');

}

See the following for more info:

https://developer.servicenow.com/app.do#!/api_doc?v=geneva&type=server&scoped=true&to=method_class__...