Trying to apply project template in UI action

[michaelsharp]

I am trying to use a UI action (button) to apply a project template to an existing (blank) project.  

I created a reference field "u_project_template" on the project form that allows the user to select the appropriate template from the Project Template form.

The UI action include a client & server side script.   The pop-up confirmation works, the field that I set in the server side script works and the info message appears at the end with the correct variable values (project template sys_id and project template name).   However, the template does not apply.   (No project tasks and no other field values are set as they are defined in the project template)

I've looked and looked and found other references to applying a template via the applyTemplate() function, but I can't get this to work with project templates.   Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Here's the script that I've been working on:

-----SCRIPT BEGIN-----

//client-side 'apply_click'function

function apply_click(){

if(confirm('This action will apply the template specified in the Project Template field.   Please confirm to proceed') == false){

return false;   //Abort submission

}

//call the UI action and skip the click function

gsftSubmit(null, g_form.getFormElement(),'apply_template'); //must call the action name above

}

//Code that runs without the click function

//Ensure there are no errors on submission

if(typeof window == 'undefined')

runApplyTemplate();

//Server-side function

function runApplyTemplate(){

(function executeRule(current, previous /*null when async*/) {

var tname = current.u_project_template.name;

var tsysid = current.u_project_template.sys_id;

var tdate = gs.getDateTime();

var url;

current.u_rank = "4";

current.applyTemplate('tname');

gs.addInfoMessage("Template "+tname+" applied "+tsysid);

current.update();

url = current.getTableName() + '.do?sys_id=' + current.sys_id.toString() + '&sysparm_view=';

action.setRedirectURL(url);

})(current, previous);

}

-----SCRIPT END-----

[michaelsharp]

For the record, here is the final script:

//client-side 'apply_click'function

function apply_click(){

if(confirm('This action will apply the template specified in the Project Template field.   Please confirm to proceed') == false){

return false;   //Abort submission

}

//call the UI action and skip the click function

gsftSubmit(null, g_form.getFormElement(),'apply_template'); //must call the action name above

}

//Code that runs without the click function

//Ensure there are no errors on submission

if(typeof window == 'undefined')

runApplyTemplate();

//Server-side function

function runApplyTemplate(){

(function executeRule(current, previous /*null when async*/) {

var tname = current.u_project_template.name;

var tsysid = current.u_project_template.sys_id;

var prjid = current.sys_id;

var tdate = current.start_date;

var url;

new ProjectWorkbenchService().applyTemplateForProject(tsysid, prjid,tdate);

gs.addInfoMessage("Template "+tname+" applied "+" starting on "+tdate);

current.update();

url = current.getTableName() + '.do?sys_id=' + current.sys_id.toString() + '&sysparm_view=';

action.setRedirectURL(url);

})(current, previous);

}