Fetch data from an external API and display on a field when I click on the UI Action button

[Ifeanyi Kingsle]

Hello everyone, I need some assistance with this. I want to display data on a field when I click on the UI Action button. I have created an Action to fetch data from an external API. can someone help me get this done better.

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Here is the UI Action script copied from the Action and modified a bit:

(function() {
    try {
        var inputs = {};
        inputs['date'] = current.getValue('date'); // Date 

        // Start Asynchronously: Uncomment to run in background. Code snippet will not have access to outputs.
        // sn_fd.FlowAPI.getRunner().action('x_842414_stock_exc.get_stock_info').inBackground().withInputs(inputs).run();

        // Execute Synchronously: Run in foreground. Code snippet has access to outputs.
        var result = sn_fd.FlowAPI.getRunner().action('x_842414_stock_exc.get_stock_info').inForeground().withInputs(inputs).run();
        var outputs = result.getOutputs();

        // Get Outputs:
        // Note: outputs can only be retrieved when executing synchronously.
        var stock_summary = outputs['stock_summary']; // Object
        gs.info(stock_summary + 'line 17');
        // console.log(stock_summary + 'line 18');
        current.setValue('stock_summary', stock_summary);
    } catch (ex) {
        var message = ex.getMessage();
        gs.error(message);
    }
})();

I would appreciate the assistance,

Thank you.

[Quinten]

Hello @Ifeanyi Kingsle 

I do understand the requirement, but this won't work. The code you copied is server code and should not be used from a client UI action. if the purpose is to fetch it from the client, then I would recommend you using a display business rule on the table, call the script and store the result in the scratchpad.

Then the only thing you need in the UI action is a small code that fetches the data from the scratchpad object and populates it into the field.

Hope this helps you any further.