Show/Hide choices on field depending on which group the user is member of

[Floridalife]

I am trying to hide some of the choice in a reference type field depending on which group the user is part of, at first i was trying to filter it based on what the u_assignment_group field was set to on the form, this is the client script i was   using but it didnt work (even tried SysID for the group), if this is the recommended way can you advise what looks wrong in the code?

function onChange() {
var sta = g_form.getValue('u_assignment_group');//get the value of state   
//var cat = g_form.getValue('category');//get the value of category   
//var com = g_form.getValue('company');//get the value of company   
   if (u_assignment_group == "8dd9bdaa37c45e009325dcc773990e25" || u_assignment_group == "SA" || u_assignment_group == "INF")/*if state is resolved AND category is Inventory AND company is HQ, then:*/   {   
       //now populate the choices:   
       g_form.addOption('call_type', 'Option 1', 'Option 1', 1);   
       //g_form.addOption('call_type', 'Option 2', 'Option 2', 2);   
       //g_form.addOption('call_type', 'Option 3', 'Option 3', 3);//etc...   
   }   }

Then i started playing with the dependent field but we have a handful of teams and i was forced to duplicate the choice for each team and use the sysid, very time consuming and messy, is there a better way ?

[Pradeep Sharma]

Hi Mathieu,

Still there is error.

Is the field custom and if not then it should be assignment_group

Also make it consistent that is use sys_id everywhere in if loop.

[Mike Allen]

You need to use group for all instances of u_assignment_group in your if statement.

[Mike Allen]

And you are still using names for the value of the group.   Assignment group values are sys_ids.   Nothing else.

[Floridalife]

Almost there thanks guys !

The script is removing the choice fine now but doesnt add it when the group sys_ID match in the field u_assignment_group

Anything else missing?

function onChange() {
   var group = g_form.getValue('u_assignment_group');//get the value of state
   //var cat = g_form.getValue('category');//get the value of category
   //var com = g_form.getValue('company');//get the value of company
   if (group == "8dd9bdaa37c45e009325dcc773990e25" || group == "8dd9bdaa37c45e009325dcc773990e25" || group == "8dd9bdaa37c45e009325dcc773990e25")/*if group is SA OR ISS OR INF, then:*/   {
   //now populate the choices:
   g_form.addOption('call_type', 'sc_request', 'Request', 1);
   //g_form.addOption('call_type', 'Option 2', 'Option 2', 2);
   //g_form.addOption('call_type', 'Option 3', 'Option 3', 3);//etc...
   return;
   }
   g_form.removeOption('call_type', 'sc_request');
}

Although i would prefer to use group name, is this how getdisplaybox should be used?

function onChange() {
var group = g_form.getDisplayBox('u_assignment_group');//get the value of group 
//var cat = g_form.getValue('category');//get the value of category   
//var com = g_form.getValue('company');//get the value of company   
   if (group == "ISS" || group == "SA" || group == "INF")/*if group is SA OR ISS OR INF, then:*/   {   
       //now populate the choices:   
       g_form.addOption('call_type', 'sc_request', 'Request', 1);   
       //g_form.addOption('call_type', 'Option 2', 'Option 2', 2);   
       //g_form.addOption('call_type', 'Option 3', 'Option 3', 3);//etc...   
 return;
   }
   g_form.removeOption('call_type', 'sc_request');
}

[Mike Allen]

You are doing onChange of what?   assignment group?   If that is the case, all you have to do is:

function onChange() {

var group = g_form.getDisplayBox('u_assignment_group');//get the value of group

//var cat = g_form.getValue('category');//get the value of category

//var com = g_form.getValue('company');//get the value of company

  if (group == "ISS" || group == "SA" || group == "INF")/*if group is SA OR ISS OR INF, then:*/   {

      //now populate the choices:

      g_form.addOption('call_type', 'sc_request', 'Request', 1);

      //g_form.addOption('call_type', 'Option 2', 'Option 2', 2);

      //g_form.addOption('call_type', 'Option 3', 'Option 3', 3);//etc...

return;

  }else{

            g_form.removeOption('call_type', 'sc_request');

        }

}