Changing Field Style for Problem Tasks if due date is passed

[Joe Taylor]

I'm trying to change the font color of the due dates in the list view of PTASKS if the due date is past, but no matter what I try it doesn't seem to work.

Here's what I have now:

Table: Problem Task [problem_task]

Field Name: Due date

Value: javascript:gs.dateDiff(current.due_date.getDisplayValue(),gs.nowDateTime(),true) <  0 ;

Style:  color:red;

What am I doing wrong?

Also, where can if find a comprehensive list of styles  (colors, background, font sizes, etc.) ?

[Joe Taylor]

I have stopped trying to figure out the Jave script logic, because I can't even get ANY new style definition to work.

As an experiment, I tried the simplest one I could think of.

This should just turn the font for the State column red on every Problem ticket if it's "Open".

Table: Problem

Field Name: State

Value: Open

color:red;

This doesn't work!   What am I missing?

[Tanaji Patil]

Open is the label and not backed value. Put backed value in value field (should be number value) and try.

-Tanaji
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[Joe Taylor]

Ah - Very good!  This is now the behavior I'm looking for.

When I set the state value to '1' instead of 'open', the state field shows up red in the list view now and not the form view.

However, this just solved my experiment only.

I'm still looking for an answer to my original question which is why my javascript for determining if a PTASK is overdue isn't working.

I've tried 3 different things:

   javascript:gs.dateDiff(current.due_date.getDisplayValue(),gs.nowDateTime(),true) < 0 ;

   javascript: var answer =    gs.dateDiff(current.due_date.getDisplayValue(),gs.nowDateTime(),true) < 0; answer;

   javascript: var answer = (current.due_date.getDisplayValue() <= (new   GlideDateTime().getDisplayValueInternal())); answer;

None of these work.

[Joe Taylor]

So right now this is working on the list view if I'm actually in the Problem ticket itself.

(See 2nd screenshot)

Table: Problem Task

Field Name: Due Date

Value:javascript: var answer = (current.due_date.getDisplayValue() <= (new GlideDateTime().getDisplayValueInternal())); answer;

Style: background-color: red

However, I'd like this format to show up when I'm in the "Tasks" List view as well.

(1st Screenshot)

[The Machine]

You’d need to add the same field style to the task table and include current.sys_class_name == ‘problem_task’