How to use g_scratchpad can u explain me with any real time example with code?
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‎09-02-2018 05:44 AM
How to use g_scratchpad can u explain me with any real time example with code?
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‎09-02-2018 05:56 AM
Hi,
The g_scratchpad object passes information from the server to the client, such as when the client requires information not available on the form. For example, if you have a client script that needs to access the field u_retrieve, and the field is not on the form, the data is not available to the client script. A typical solution to this situation is to place the field on the form and then always hide it with a client script or UI policy. While this solution may be faster to configure, it is slower to execute.
If you know what information the client needs from the server before the form is loaded, a display business rule can create g_scratchpad properties to hold this information. The g_scratchpad is sent to the client when the form is requested, making it available to all client-side scripting methods. This is a very efficient means of sending information from the server to the client. However, you can only load data this way when the form is loaded. The business rule cannot be triggered dynamically. In those cases, use an asynchronous GlideAjax call.
For example, assume you open an incident and need to pass this information to the client:
- The value of the system property css.base.color
- Whether or not the current record has attachments
- The name of the caller's manager
A display business rule sends this information to the client using the following script:
g_scratchpad.css = gs.getProperty('css.base.color');
g_scratchpad.hasAttachments = current.hasAttachments();
g_scratchpad.managerName = current.caller_id.manager.getDisplayValue();
To access scratchpad data using a client script:
// Check if the form has attachments
if (g_scratchpad.hasAttachments)
// do something interesting here
else
alert('You need to attach a form signed by ' + g_scratchpad.managerName);
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Thanks,
SaiRaviKiran Akella
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‎02-01-2019 07:43 PM
This is the correct answer 🙂
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‎02-08-2019 04:04 AM
Can you mark the answer as Correct if it solves your issue?
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‎01-03-2024 01:16 AM
Correct answer. Thank you sairavi