gr.insert doesn't work

[yundlu316]

I'm using a UI Page to build a custom form and am using the following insert script to take what the user submits and puts each field in its corresponding field in the table:

<script>

function Redirect() {

window.location="www.somepage.com";}

</script>

<script>

function submitRequest()

{

var gr = new GlideRecord('u_employee_form');

gr.initialize();

          gr.u_item_a = document.getElementById('A').value;

          gr.u_item_b = document.getElementById('B').value;

          gr.u_item_c = document.getElementById('C').value;

gr.insert();

}

</script>

HTML button: <button id="myButton" onclick = "submitRequest(); Redirect();">Submit</button>

This script seem to work great with just 3 fields to insert, but when I tried to enter 45 different fields, the page stopped working.   The submit button no longer redirects, it's as if it loses all functionality or can't handle the code.   Am I doing something wrong here?

Thanks!

[Brian Dailey1]

Hi David,

Have you tried any logging to see if you're getting an error?   You might be mixing server-side calls into your client-side script... I notice you use initialize(), but I think this is only available on server-side GlideRecords.

You might be generating an error that stops you script.

-Brian

[tombialkowski]

How I would troubleshoot this:

1. Comment out the newly added 42 items.
2. Verify that it's working
3. Uncomment 1 item.
4. Verify that it's working.
5. Repeat steps 3 & 4.

The idea here is to narrow down what's causing the problem, and I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that one of your 43 field names isn't lining up with what's in the table. Hope it helps!

[yundlu316]

Hi Tom and Brian,

I did exactly as you suggested, testing the code line by line and it appears that this code on UI Pages can only handle 15 variables.   The moment I add more than 15, the code stops working.   I'm currently looking into alternatives to this issue.   If you guys think of any please let me know as well.

Thanks.

[bernyalvarado]

Hi David,

That sounds odd. Most probably you had a typo or error on your script.

I'll also recommend you use some best practices like using GlideAjax instead of using a GlideRecord from the client side.

Thanks,

Berny