UI Action - List Button

[Jamsta1912]

Hello,

I'm trying to write a UI Action to perform some operations on multiple records selected in a list. I've created the UI Action and selected 'List Button'.

I'm using this well tried and tested method from SNC Guru, to run a client side script before the server side script, to give the user a confirmation alert message:

//Client-side 'onclick' function
function runClientSide(){
     if(confirm('Do you want to continue?') == false){
           return false;   //Abort submission
     }
     //Call the UI Action and skip the 'onclick' function
     gsftSubmit(null, g_form.getFormElement(), 'myAction'); //MUST call the 'Action name' set in this UI Action
}
//Code that runs without 'onclick'
//Ensure call to server-side function with no browser errors
if(typeof window == 'undefined')
     runBusRuleCode();
//Server-side function
function runBusRuleCode(){
   gs.log('The BusRuleCode ran OK.');
}

I am able to get the client side script to run, but can only get the server side script to run if I uncheck the 'Client' box (in which case I lose the alert message).

Presumably the issue is with the getFormElement row (as the form isn't visible in list view).

Can anyone advise how I would modify this code to make it suitable for a List Button UI Action?

Thanks

Jamie.

[rafael_merces2]

Your UI Action must have an action name. There, in myAction goes this action name. Change this and check if it works.

[Jamsta1912]

Hi Rafael,

Thanks for the reply.

My UI Action has the action name 'myAction'. Here's a screenshot of the UI Action form in case there's something obviously wrong that a second pair of eyes would quickly see:

[Kalaiarasan Pus · Accepted solution]

Would it be a issue to convert all the server side code to a script include function ? I don't think g_form.getFormElement() function will work on list layout.

[Jamsta1912]

Hi Kalai,

Thank you for this.

I can see that a script include function could be the way forward. How would I reference or pass in the records selected in the list (that I want to perform the UI Action on)?

Jamie.