Validate Date in Client Script

[CharlesR1]

Hello All,

Hopefully a quick one - I'm having trouble getting a Client Script to work properly - I have a date field 'ends' (type is 'Date'), which we need to ensure is in the future.

I am using the following Client Script and Script include, but I receive an onChange script error. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Charles

Client Script:

function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading, isTemplate) {

    if (isLoading || newValue === '') {

          return;

    }

      // assuming datefield is a string

      var ajax = new GlideAjax('CheckDateAjax');

      ajax.addParam('sysparm_name','compareDateToNow');

      ajax.addParam('sysparm_datefield', ends);

      ajax.getXML(SetValues);

      function SetValues(response) {

          var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer") * 1;

              if(answer > 0){

                      g_form.showFieldMsg('Please ensure that the Expiry date is in the future!','error');

return false;

              }

      }

}

Script Include:

      var CheckDateAjax = Class.create();

      CheckDateAjax.prototype = Object.extendsObject(AbstractAjaxProcessor, {

              compareDateToNow: function () {

              var date1 = new GlideDateTime();

              var date2 = new GlideDateTime();

              date2.setDisplayValue(this.getParameter('sysparm_datefield'));

                      return date1.compareTo(date2);

              }

      });

[Community Alums]

Do you need this to only work in the Service Portal, or in the platform UI as well?

[yltsai]

I would like to have Service Portal and platform UI both respond to the same script. Now, it works for platform UI but not for Service Portal form.

Thank you,

[yltsai]

Hello timmo,

If I want to make the Service Portal form to respond the script, what is the fix?

I am not concerned the platform UI now. All scripts work perfectly with the platform UI.

Thank you,

[Community Alums]

Try this:

if (typeof(moment) === "undefined"){
//current date
var currentDateObj = new Date();
var currentDateStr = formatDate(currentDateObj, g_user_date_format);
var currentDateNum = getDateFromFormat(currentDateStr, g_user_date_format);
//get start date
var startDateStr = g_form.getValue('end_date');
var startDateNum = getDateFromFormat(startDateStr, g_user_date_format);
//get end date
var endDateStr = g_form.getValue('extension_date');
var endDateNum = getDateFromFormat(endDateStr, g_user_date_format);
} else {
// current date
currentDateNum = moment().valueOf();
//get start date
var startDateNum = moment(g_form.getValue('end_date'));
//get end date
var endDateNum = moment(g_form.getValue('extension_date'));
}

This will work in both. It check if the 'moment' library exists (only in SP), and if it does, use that for the date formatting instead of the platform/native UI methods. 

Hope that helps!

[ivanovs]

You can also use formatDate and other date validation scripts in the service portal if you include them as a dependency. See the last post from jacebensen here : https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_question&sys_id=c7f20ba1dbd8dbc01dcaf3231f961958

I had the same problem but the link above allowed me to continue using the existing validation scripts.