Setting a default time in a date/time field using a client script.

[m_ahmedmod]

Hi,

I'm trying to set a default date and time in a time/date field using a client script, it should be set to todays date and a time of 5pm. Does anyone have an idea on how this might be possible.
I thought it might look like this but it doesn't seem to work:

function onLoad() {
g_form.setValue('start_date',gs.now()+' 17:00:00');
}

Thanks in advance.

[Sreeja Gattu]

Hi,

We cannot use "gs" in client scripts.

Create a Script Include having a function which returns the required date and time and that date can be set using a client script.

[adiddigi]

You are doing it wrong. You cannot use `gs` on Client Side. You will have to do it by writing a GlideAjax.

This is the Client Script :

function onLoad() {

       //Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below

       var ajax = new GlideAjax('MyDateTimeAjax');

       ajax.addParam('sysparm_name', 'nowDateTime');

       ajax.getXML(function () {

               g_form.setValue('date', (ajax.getAnswer()+' 17:00:00'));

       });

}

Define the Script Include MyDateTimeAjax.

Go to Script Includes -> Create new

Name : MyDateTimeAjax

Client Callable : true ( check it)

Code :

var MyDateTimeAjax = Class.create();

MyDateTimeAjax.prototype = Object.extendsObject(AbstractAjaxProcessor, {

       nowDateTime: function () {

               return gs.now();

       }

});

Should do the trick...

[snowist]

Hi Abhiram ?? Any idea of adding 7 days and display the value to the current Date ???

[Shishir Srivast]

Hi,

You can get that done by below code.

You can have the below script to to set the Planned End dates (for example end date after 7 days). You can have below the onLoad client script (System Definition -> Client Scripts).to set you planned end.

Client Script:

*********************************************************************

function onLoad() {

  //Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below

  var ajax = new GlideAjax('NeededDateBy');

  ajax.addParam('sysparm_name', 'neededByDateTime');

  ajax.getXML(function () {

  var neededDate = ajax.getAnswer();

  g_form.setValue('u_planned_end', neededDate);

  });

}

Client Script will do GlideAjax to Script include.

Script Include: NeededDateBy (System Definition -> Script Include)

*********************************************************************

var MyNeededDateBy = Class.create();

MyNeededDateBy.prototype = Object.extendsObject(AbstractAjaxProcessor, {

  neededByDateTime: function () {

  var neededDate = gs.nowDateTime();

  var gdt = new GlideDateTime(neededDate);

  gdt.setDisplayValue(neededDate, "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");

  gdt.addDaysLocalTime(7);

  return gdt.getDisplayValue();

  },

  type: 'MyNeededDateBy'

});