How to Set a glide_date_time to current time with a UI Action?

[MG Casey]

My Goal:

User has button they can click to change a task's status to In Progress and the task's Start Date/Time field to the current time.

The first part has been easy to script, but my mind is exploding with how difficult the 2nd part has been. I have to be missing something easy.

My current UI Action script:

function startActivity() {

              g_form.setValue('u_status','1');        

              g_form.setValue('u_start_date_time',gs.now());

              gsftSubmit(gel('sysverb_update_and_stay'));

}

Right now, it only updates the Status field. I've tried sooo many different things. What am I missing to make that Start Date/Time simply equal the current time at the time of saving?

[harikrish_v]

gs.now() is actually server side code, so it wont work inside the client side function of your UI action. you need to use

current.u_stat_date_time=gs.now();

at server side to set the value. If you want to do it from client side, you can refer this wiki link:-

Set Current DateTime In Field - ServiceNow Wiki

[Kalaiarasan Pus · Accepted solution]

Edit : use a server side button ....

current.u_status='1';

current.u_start_date_time=gs.now();

current.update();

action.setRedirectURL(current);

[Kalaiarasan Pus]

Plus , if you want to do some client + server side processing using the same button , this would help

http://www.servicenowguru.com/system-ui/ui-actions-system-ui/client-server-code-ui-action/

[MG Casey]

This was unbelievably easy - thank you.