Trying to add display text to a URL field type

[jefff1]

Hi Community,

I have a script that is populating a HTML link into a field type of URL.   The script and link are working perfectly but since the full URL in the link column takes up a good portion of list view screen, I'm trying to figure out if it is possible to change the syntax to use a displayed text string instead of the full link yet keep the link functional.   Trying to incorporate <a href> tags doesn't work.   I'm wondering if anyone else has done this or has any ideas.

Thank you,

Jeff Franklin

Simplified Code Excerpt:

var myLink=gs.getProperty('glide.servlet.uri') + 'time_card_list.do?sysparm_query=user.name%3D' + myList[c-1][1];

tcs.u_link = myLink;

tcs.insert();

[JeremiahSelande]

Any updates to this?

Having a similar issue trying to use the UI Action on the List View.

Jeremiah Selander

[Nithya Sivaram1]

Also, Make Isolate Script to false for the UI Policy otherwise document.getElementByID  will not work in Servicenow

Nithya.

[AdamBrushett]

Hi,

I'm trying to do a very similar thing on the core_company table with a new URL field, using the following script:

function onCondition() {
         document.getElementById("core_company.u_url_1").innerHTML = "Click here";
}

But it's not working, I notice that if I inspect the element in my browser the id is actually 'core_company.u_url_1_link', I've also tried this as the id above but still no luck.

I know the script is firing because I tested it with a simple alert("Hello World"); so the UI Policy is otherwise configured correctly.

Any one know why this wouldn't work?

Regards,

Adam...

[Pavel_Mikeska]

Hi Adam,

Did you happen to set the Isolate script to False? That checkbox is not on the form, I have changed it on the list layout of the UI Policy.

Also for each field, it is needed to append "_link", that is why it wasn't working for me.

Pavel

[AdamBrushett]

Hi,

I don't recall trying that, like you say it's not on the form.  I tried the "_link" to no avail. 

But I've changed it completely now so that I don't have this problem anymore, but I'll bare it mind if I ever try something like this again!  Thanks...