UI Macro and mandatory fields

[oharel]

Hi all,

I have a reference field and a UI Macro button that can send an email to the person in the field.

I would like the UI Macro work only if all mandatory fields were populated, and if not they are not filled, to pop up an alert and abort.

If all mandatory fields are populated, clicking on the UI Macro button saves the form and pops up the email.

This is what I am currently using (based on Mike Allen's answer to this post.)

function sendMail() {
   var case1 = g_form.getValue('u_alternative_approver');
   if(case1 == '') {
   alert('Please complete all mandatory fields and save the form before sending a mail.');
   return false;
   }
   g_form.save();
   var sys_id = g_form.getUniqueValue();
   var url = "email_client.do?sysparm_table=u_new_employee_requests&sysparm_sys_id=" + g_form.getUniqueValue() + "&sysparm_target=u_new_employee_requests&sys_target=u_new_employee_requests&sys_uniqueValue=" +g_form.getUniqueValue() + "&sys_row=0&sysparm_encoded_record=&u_new_employee_requests.u_email_type=e48c5d9537fce600865bdb9643990e9b&sysparm_domain_restore=false&sysparm_stack=no";
   window.open(url, '_blank');
   window.focus();
 }

The problem with the script is that it only checks if the field alternate approver is empty. If it is not empty, a regular pop up "The following mandatory fields are not filled in:..." will appear and then proceed to show the email anyway. However, the email must contain data from mandatory fields, and if the data is not there, the email is empty.

So I need to abort if mandatory fields are not populated.

How do I do that?

Thanks

harel

[oharel]

HI Abhinay,

When I click on the UI Macro button, I get back to the list of records, and no email shows...

By the way, any idea why this shows an error "el is null":

function onLoad() {   
   //Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below   
   var el = document.getElementById('mailbtn');   
   if(g_form.isNewRecord()){   
   el.style.display = 'none';   
   } else {   
   el.style.display = 'inline';   
   }   
} 

harel

[oharel]

Yes, well, the client script did not work because I had an extra space in the ref_contributions statement:

ref_contributions<space>=email_alternative_manager

instead of

ref_contributions=email_alternative_manager

[Abhinay Erra]

Did you get this working? or you still looking for help?

[oharel]

Hi Abhinay,

I got it to work using the client script. It is not exactly what I had in mind at the beginning, but it does the job.

Thanks.

Harel

[Abhinay Erra]

Glad, you got it working. Please mark your answer as correct and close this thread. let me know if you nay questions.