Update ticket and open 'Email Client Template' in a single UI Action

Jason Nicholas · ‎12-13-2023

Hi

I am trying to create a UI action that does 2 things

Pop up a Client email
Update a field on the ticket with date & Time

I seem to be able to do both seperatly but not togeother,. hers is my code

To update the incident:

gs.eventQueue('leaver.email', current);
current.u_email_sent_to_sme = gs.nowDateTime();
action.setRedirectURL(current);
current.update();

To call the Email Client Template:

function showEmail1(){
emailClientOpenPop('request', false, null, null, '1537a78e1b4fb550cbb7dce7b04bcb06');
}

Obviously to call the template I need to select Client on the UI Action & add the function to 'Onclick' however when I do this the part that updates the ticket does not work. If I add the ticket update to the function or a separate function this does not work. Both coded separately work OK.

Anil Lande · ‎12-13-2023

You need to use gsftSubmit() to make both calls.

https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1005843

https://www.servicenow.com/community/itsm-articles/client-side-and-server-side-code-in-one-ui-action...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyVnpbidwmE

Please appreciate the efforts of community contributors by marking appropriate response as correct answer and helpful, this may help other community users to follow correct solution in future.
Thanks
Anil Lande

View solution in original post

Anil Lande · ‎12-14-2023

Hi,

Please update your script like below:

function showEmail1() {
    emailClientOpenPop('request', false, null, null, '1537a78e1b4fb550cbb7dce7b04bcb06');
    gsftSubmit(null, g_form.getFormElement(), "update_request");
}
if (typeof window == 'undefined')
    serverCall();

function serverCall() {
    gs.eventQueue('leaver.email', current);
    current.u_email_sent_to_sme = gs.nowDateTime();
    current.update();
    action.setRedirectURL(current);   
}

Please appreciate the efforts of community contributors by marking appropriate response as correct answer and helpful, this may help other community users to follow correct solution in future.
Thanks
Anil Lande

View solution in original post

Anil Lande · ‎12-13-2023

Hi,

can you please share complete UI Action screenshot?

Please appreciate the efforts of community contributors by marking appropriate response as correct answer and helpful, this may help other community users to follow correct solution in future.
Thanks
Anil Lande

Anil Lande · ‎12-13-2023

Hi,

You can call script include using glideAjax in your client callable function.

In your script include function you can update current record (server code) and return true/false.

Once you are back you can call email client function .

No need to write server side code in UI Action.

Please appreciate the efforts of community contributors by marking appropriate response as correct answer and helpful, this may help other community users to follow correct solution in future.
Thanks
Anil Lande

Jason Nicholas · ‎12-13-2023

Anil Lande · ‎12-13-2023

You need to use gsftSubmit() to make both calls.

https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1005843

https://www.servicenow.com/community/itsm-articles/client-side-and-server-side-code-in-one-ui-action...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyVnpbidwmE

Please appreciate the efforts of community contributors by marking appropriate response as correct answer and helpful, this may help other community users to follow correct solution in future.
Thanks
Anil Lande