How to stop Client Script to trigger when you update field from Related List

[siva81]

Hi All,

I have a Client Script- OnChange which should prevent the users when they try to select the Approved status on the Change task form from the Status field. The script is working fine and showing an error message as expected when they select the Approved value from the Status field. But the problem I am facing is when the task is approved by the user from the Approvers tab that time also I am seeing the same error message as the script is written on OnChange. 

Is there a way to prevent the Client Script firing when the task is approved from the Approvers tab?

Any help is really appreciated!!

[Joaquin Campos]

Hi Siva,

Maybe you could check for specific roles in the client script and do/don't show the message based on that.

You can check roles of the logged user with:

g_user.hasRole('name of role'); 

It will be true of the user has the role or false if the user hasn't it.

Hope it helps!

Joaquín

[siva81]

Hi Joaquin,

Thanks for your response. But checking the logged-in user's role will not work as the same person will try to change the status to "Approved" and after seeing the error message user will approve from the Approvers tab.

I am looking for a way to identify when the task is approved from the Approvers tab. I can use that in the client script to stop the client script.

Thanks

Siva

[Ankur Bawiskar]

Hi Siva,

onChange client script works only on form and not from the list?

Can you share screenshot where the error is shown and how you are testing?

Also the script written?

Regards
Ankur

[siva81]

Hi Ankur,

Thanks for your response. Below is the client script I am using:

This script should not be fired when somebody approves the change task from the Approvers tab. Is there a way we can check when the status value is changed to "Approved" from background? 

Thanks

Siva