I know this post is quite old, but in case anyone else is wondering, I could not find this answer anywhere else on Community.
gsftSubmit() will not work from the List view because g_form is not defined, so there is no form element to provide (which is the second parameter required by gsftSubmit()).
GlideList2.action() is an undocumented g_list function that will achieve the same effect on List view as gsftSubmit() does on the Form view. You can use it as follows:
var the_list = GlideList2.get(tablename);
the_list.action(action_id, action_name, selected_record_ids);
Here is a fuller example script, which also shows how to get only the selected sys_ids which are allowed by the UI Action's condition:
Name: Example Action
Sys ID: 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef
Table: incident
Action name: example_action
Client: true
Onclick: clientScript()
function clientScript() {
// Do client-side things, like a confirmation popup
// After client-side things are done
var action_id = "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef"; // sys_id of the UI Action
var action_name = "example_action" // action_name of the UI Action
var tablename = "incident" // name of the table for this list
// Get the GlideList for this table by its tablename
var the_list = GlideList2.get(tablename);
// Get the checked values which this action is allowed for
// First try checking gsft_allow, fall back on GlideList2.getChecked()
var selected = gel(action_id).getAttribute("gsft_allow");
if (selected === null || selected === "") {
selected = the_list.getChecked();
if (selected === null || selected === "") {
return; // Couldn't find any selected values
}
}
// Re-run the action on the server side
the_list.action(action_id, action_name, selected);
}
if (typeof window == 'undefined')
serverScript();
function serverScript() {
// Do server-side things
}
