How to show a Form Field when member belongs to a specific Group?

[tech_tc]

How to show a Form Field when member belongs to a specific Group? - in Eureka

I'm using Eureka now and would like to only reveal 2 special fields on a form to users that are in a specific group.

e.g.   Users belonging to a 'BackupOperatorGrp' group have 2 mandatory fields on a form to fill in. example field names are 'Backup Type' and 'Backup Start Time' . The backup operators will enter random text as a string in the fields. Anyone else not in the 'BackupOperatorGrp' group will not even see these fields when the form launches.

I gather that a UI policy maybe the way to go with but i can't select 'group' from the Conditions: drop-down and can't see it in the Show Related Fields either. Therefore i'm assuming i need to put a script in-place. I've laid out the UI Policy as below. Any help help creating this script would be appreciated.

UI Plicy for Showing Fields for Backup Operators Only - (example only)

Table: B_Operators_Update

Short Desc: Show Fields To Backup Operators Only

Global: ticked

Reverse if False: ticked

On load: ticked

Inherit: unticked

Run scripts: ticked

Execute if true: script

[tech_tc]

Hi Julian

This has been hugely helpful thanks.

I have this working in a fashion. I've got the Client Script working by its own only using Roles, as i got Function Declaration errors when trying to use the g_scratchpad.isMember in the Client script. I've obviously gone wrong somewhere.

Ideally i'd like to convert what i have to be driven by a Group, rather than Roles.

\\I understand my business rule should be as follows:

Name: Show Fields To Backup Operators Only (example only)

Table: B_Operators_Update

Active: ticked

Advanced: ticked

When: display

Order: 200

Delete: unticked

Query: unticked

When to run - Filter Conditions: not set

Actions - Set field values: not set

Inherit: unticked

Run scripts: ticked

Advanced - Script: g_scratchpad.isMember = gs.getUser().isMemberOf(BackupOperatorGrp);

\\Here is my working Client Script to Restrict Fields on Form by a specific Role. The setMandatory does not appear to work but the 2 fields are only shown to those that have the 'BackUpRole' Role.

function onLoad() {

  if (g_user.hasRole('BackUpRole'))

  return;

      if(g_user.hasRole('BackUpRole') && answer < -60 )  

      {          

              g_form.setVisible('Backup_Type',true);  

              g_form.setValue('Backup_Type','');  

              g_form.setMandatory('Backup_Type',true);

  g_form.setVisible('Backup_Start_Time',true);  

              g_form.setValue('Backup_Start_Time','');  

              g_form.setMandatory('Backup_Start_Time',true);

      }  

      else if(g_user.hasRole('BackUpRole') && answer > -60)  

      {          

              g_form.setVisible('Backup_Type',true);  

              g_form.setValue('Backup_Type','');  

              g_form.setMandatory('Backup_Type',false);  

  g_form.setVisible('Backup_Start_Time',true);  

              g_form.setValue('Backup_Start_Time','');  

              g_form.setMandatory('Backup_Start_Time',false);

      }  

      else                  

      {          

              g_form.setVisible('Backup_Type',false);  

            g_form.setMandatory('Backup_Type',false);  

        g_form.setVisible('Backup_Start_Time',false);  

            g_form.setMandatory('Backup_Start_Time',false);

      }  

}  

Just need some help with 3 things.

1). Check my Display Business Rule is configured correctly so it calls my client script.

2). Where to add the entry for the if (g_scratchpad.isMember ) in my client script

3). Do i replace the if(g_user.hasRole('BackUpRole') with if(g_user.isMemberOf('BackupOperatorGrp') ?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[poyntzj]

I would check the line

Advanced - Script: g_scratchpad.isMember = gs.getUser().isMemberOf(BackupOperatorGrp);

is this

Advanced - Script: g_scratchpad.isMember = gs.getUser().isMemberOf('BackupOperatorGrp');

just incase the quotes are missing as it will throw an error.

You then change the code to be

if (g_scratchpad.isMember == true)

(if that is still not working, you can add the following line above the if statement

g_form.addInfoMessage('Scratchpad ; ' + g_scratchpad.isMember) - should show you true or false at the top of the page when the script loads.

setMandatory works for me.   I wonder if you have another UI Policy that is kicking in

also, check the field names.   Are you sure it is Backup_Time and not u_Backup_Time

They look like the labels to me and not the actual field names.

as a test, you can run these in a Background Script

gs.print(gs.getUser().isMemberOf('BackupOperatorGrp'))

gs.print(gs.getUser().isMemberOf('BackupOperatorGrp2'))

If you are a member it will show true and then false

If you are not, it will be false and false.

Just gives peace of mind that that part works.

[tech_tc]

Julian

I've done all those tweaks, but still have issue with if (g_scratchpad.isMember == true) bit. I get the error WARNING at line 2: Function declarations should not be placed in blocks. Use a function expression or move the statement to the top of the outer function.

if (g_scratchpad.isMember == true)

function onLoad() {

  if(g_user.isMemberOf('BackupOperatorGrp'))

  return;

      if(g_user.isMemberOf('BackupOperatorGrp') && answer < -60 )  

      {          

              g_form.setVisible('u_backup_type',true);  

              g_form.setValue('u_backup_type','');  

              g_form.setMandatory('u_backup_type',true);

  g_form.setVisible('u_backup_start_time',true);  

              g_form.setValue('u_backup_start_time','');  

              g_form.setMandatory('u_backup_start_time',true);

      }  

      else if(g_user.isMemberOf('BackupOperatorGrp') && answer > -60)  

      {          

              g_form.setVisible('u_backup_type',true);  

              g_form.setValue('u_backup_type','');  

              g_form.setMandatory('u_backup_type',false);  

  g_form.setVisible('u_backup_start_time',true);  

              g_form.setValue('u_backup_start_time','');  

              g_form.setMandatory('u_backup_start_time',false);

      }  

      else                  

      {          

              g_form.setVisible('u_backup_type',false);  

            g_form.setMandatory('u_backup_type',false);  

        g_form.setVisible('u_backup_start_time',false);  

            g_form.setMandatory('u_backup_start_time',false);

      }  

}  

[poyntzj · Accepted solution]

try this one.   The section of code with answer is probably misleading you.

It needs to be calculated and you are not doing so

this code should work on just the users group membership

It will add an info message at the top of the page and then make fields visible / non visible

function onLoad() {



       //if(g_user.isMemberOf('BackupOperatorGrp'))

       //return;

       g_form.addInfoMessage('Scratchpad : ' + g_scratchpad.isMember);



       //if(g_user.isMemberOf('BackupOperatorGrp') && answer < -60 ) 

       if (g_scratchpad.isMember == true)

       {         

               g_form.setVisible('u_backup_type',true); 

               g_form.setValue('u_backup_type',''); 

               g_form.setMandatory('u_backup_type',true);

               g_form.setVisible('u_backup_start_time',true); 

               g_form.setValue('u_backup_start_time',''); 

               g_form.setMandatory('u_backup_start_time',true);

       } 

       else                 

       {         

               g_form.setVisible('u_backup_type',false); 

               g_form.setMandatory('u_backup_type',false); 

               g_form.setVisible('u_backup_start_time',false); 

               g_form.setMandatory('u_backup_start_time',false);

       } 







}   

[tech_tc]

That worked a treat! Thanks.

I've noticed the setMandatory is now working too!

One strange thing i notice though. When the form loads for users that don't have the group, i see a very quick flash of the 2 fields before they disappear. Is this how it is? i thought the Business rule ran before the form is displayed and would present the form minus the 2 fields?