List View Download button

Raghav Manchand · ‎10-26-2022

I want to create List view UI action where the user can download a specific Excel File.

I'm trying to create a function but it seems to be not working or giving any response when the button is clicked.

The same ui action if I've not checked on client and without a function is working but I have to select a record which I don't want.

Muhammad Khan · ‎11-01-2022

@Raghav Manchand

Then use below script in UI Action.

onClick = confirmDownload()

function confirmDownload() {
	
	var URL = '<Link_Of_Attachment>';
    var down = confirm('Do you want to download the file?');
    alert(down);
    if (down) {
		g_navigation.openPopup(URL);
    }
}

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Mike_R · ‎10-26-2022

Can you post your code and a screenshot of your UI action settings?

Mike
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Raghav Manchand · ‎10-27-2022

Hi Mike,

There you go

Muhammad Khan · ‎10-27-2022

If you navigate to System UI > UI Context Menus, and search for Excel in Name column, open any record as per your need, there you will find script which might work for you. See the below image for reference.

So, your UI Action Script would be like below.

Client: Checked

onClick: confirmExport()

function confirmExport() {
    var down = confirm('Do you want to download the file?');
    alert(down);
    if (down) {
        var exportHandler = new ContextMenuExportHandler(g_list, 'unload_excel_xlsx');
        exportHandler.exportRecords();
    }
}

First it will be exported, then you will have a button to either download or cancel. One more thing, instead of using download as a function name, try with some other name.

Raghav Manchand · ‎10-27-2022

Hi @Muhammad Khan

Thanks for the response but I wanted to download a particular file which I have uploaded to servicenow and I do have the file link for that. With your code it's exporting the records of the table.