Pass data object from server side to client controller in a portal widget

[Jalen Dixon]

Hello, 

I am trying to pass the sys_id of an attachment from the server side code into the client and having issues. What am I doing wrong with this code? Please help. 

Server Side 

// need make the attachment download dynamic 
	var kbArticle = {};
	data.kbArticle = '';
	var findAttachment = new GlideRecord("sys_attachment");
	findAttachment.addEncodedQuery("table_sys_idSTARTSWITH" + kbSysID + "^ORtable_sys_idSTARTSWITH" + kbSysID2);
	findAttachment.query();
	if (findAttachment.next() && action){
		data.kbArticle = kbArticle;
			if (action == "NDA"){
				data.kbArticle.sys_id = findAttachment.sys_id.toString();
			}
	}

Client Code

function($location, $window) {
    /* widget controller */
    var c = this;
	
	c.uiAction = function(action) {
		c.data.action = action;
			c.server.update().then(function() {
			// do something window location
				if (c.data.action == 'NDA') {
				var url = 'sys_attachment.do?sys_id=' + c.kbArticle.sys_id;
				$window.open(url);
		}
		});
														 
};
}

[Sohithanjan G · Accepted solution]

Hi @Jalen Dixon 

In the client-side code, you're attempting to access c.kbArticle.sys_id, but kbArticle is not directly accessible within the client script because it's stored in c.data.kbArticle. You need to access it as c.data.kbArticle.sys_id. Here's the corrected client-side code:

function($location, $window) {
    /* widget controller */
    var c = this;
    
    c.uiAction = function(action) {
        c.data.action = action;
        c.server.update().then(function() {
            // do something window location
            if (c.data.action == 'NDA') {
                var url = 'sys_attachment.do?sys_id=' + c.data.kbArticle.sys_id; // Access kbArticle as c.data.kbArticle.sys_id
                $window.open(url);
            }
        });
    };
}

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