UI action button dialog box requirement

[Rose17]

Hi All,

I have a requirement to create button on a custom table. Whenever the user clicks on the button, it should open a pop up saying ‘Do you want to proceed?’ with Ok and Cancel button.

When the user clicks on Ok button, it should insert a new record and redirect to the new record form copying the fields values of previous record. Fields like number and additional comments should be copied in the new record from previous record.

When the user clicks on Cancel button, it should abort the action and close the pop up.

Could some one help me to achieve this requirement?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[Wybren1]

You want to use a "Glide modal" 
https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/reference/api/vancouver/client/c_GlideModalV3API#r_GMODV3-...

Example given here
http://www.cloudminus89.com/2021/02/glidemodal-reference-popup-message-in.html

On the confirm you want to use a GlideAjax to copy the current record to the new record. g_form.getUniqueValue()
https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/reference/api/vancouver/client/c_GlideAjaxAPI

After your done you can redirect the user to the new record:
https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/ui-action-client-side-redirect/m-p/1382333

[Peter Bodelier]

Hi @Rose17,

You could use this UI Action as an example: https://instance.service-now.com/nav_to.do?uri=sys_ui_action.do?sys_id=f7d268d50a0a0a6f00cebef55b5d3...

Only thing missing here is the popup which can be implemented as (instead of the first line):

if (confirm("Are you sure") == true) {
  generateKB();
}

[Rose17]

Hi @Peter Bodelier 

According to the UI action you provided, I made some modifications as per the requirement as below-

function myAction()

{

if(confirm("Do you want to proceed?")==true){

createReq();

}

function createReq() {

    var gr = new GlideRecord('custom_table_name');

    gr.initialize();

    gr.newRecord();

    gr.number = current.number;

    gr.comments=current.comments;

    var newID= gr.insert();

    action.setRedirectURL(gr);

    action.setReturnURL(current);

}

}

It shows the pop-up, but when I click on Ok button, it doesnt create new record, neither does it copy the values of fields from previous record nor it redirects to new record.

Can you help here?

[Peter Bodelier]

Hi @Rose17,

Sorry I think I set you on the wrong foot by providing a Server Side UI Action.

You could use this, and extend where needed.

function myAction() {

    if (confirm("Do you want to proceed?") == true) {
        createReq();
    }
}

function createReq() {
    var gr = new GlideRecord('custom_table_name');
    gr.initialize();
    gr.number = g_form.getValue('number');
    gr.comments = g_form.getValue('comments');
    var newID = gr.insert();

    var url = '/custom_table_name.do?sys_id=' + newID;

   top.window.open(url);
}