"g_form" not defined - UI action to generate PDF

lightblu · ‎07-12-2016

Hi,

I am trying to make a UI action which generates a PDF out of my request record (extension of sm_order).

Here is my UI action script (taken from UI Action to export to pdf 😞

However, apparently I cannot use g_form because this is what comes up in the debug log:

How else can I generate a PDF from a record? Thanks!

rob_pastore · ‎07-12-2016

UI Actions by default are server side, which is why you can use current and gs.log. g_form is strictly client side.

You can mark a ui action as 'client', which will let you run both types of code. Look at the OOB Resolve Incident UI action. It is a perfect example of running the client code first, after which the server code is called.

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rob_pastore · ‎07-12-2016

UI Actions by default are server side, which is why you can use current and gs.log. g_form is strictly client side.

You can mark a ui action as 'client', which will let you run both types of code. Look at the OOB Resolve Incident UI action. It is a perfect example of running the client code first, after which the server code is called.