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Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Praju_123 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:01:36 GMT

I'm trying to hide the attachment field from the form only in the default view. It should remain visible in all other views.

To achieve this, I wrote the following onLoad client script, but the field is still not hiding. I'm sharing the code below for your reference:

function onLoad() {

var viewName = g_form.getViewName();

if (viewName === 'default') {

// Disable the paperclip icon for adding new attachments

g_form.disableAttachments();

// Hide the attachment section (classic UI)

var attachSection = document.getElementById('header_attachment');

if (attachSection) {

attachSection.style.display = 'none';

}

// Hide the attachment separator line if present

var attachLine = document.getElementById('header_attachment_line');

if (attachLine) {

attachLine.style.display = 'none';

}

}

Despite this, the attachment field is still visible. Could you please help us identify what might be missing or suggest an alternative approach?

Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Nikhil Bajaj9 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:18:17 GMT

Hi @Praju_123 ,

Have you tried to give view name after removing global check box on right hand side in client script:-

This can be an alternative approach. Try once and share feedback.

Regards,

Nikhil Bajaj

Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Ankur Bawiskar — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:33:51 GMT

@Praju_123

Do this and it should work fine

1) Ensure "Isolate Script" = false for your onLoad client script so that DOM is allowed

2) ensure you check Global checkbox so that it runs on all view, anyhow your script is checking the view name

3) this field if not on form can be marked as False from list view

Note: DOM manipulation is not recommended

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Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Praju_123 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:59:39 GMT

Hi @Ankur Bawiskar
I have already set the Global checkbox to true and Isolate Script to false.

Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Shashank_Jain — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:15:43 GMT

I was working on this question — by the way, great solution, @Ankur Bawiskar !

I learned about Isolate Script.

One more thing I discovered while solving this question is that we cannot define "default" in the View Name field of a client script.

It should be working @Praju_123 , I tried it on PDI and the solution @Ankur Bawiskar provided is working.
cc: @Nikhil Bajaj9

Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Ankur Bawiskar — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:11:25 GMT

@Praju_123

Did you add alert and see what came in view name?

try this and share feedback

function onLoad() {
    var viewName = g_form.getViewName();
    alert(viewName);
    if (viewName === 'default') {

        alert('inside if');

        // Disable the paperclip icon for adding new attachments
        g_form.disableAttachments();

        // Hide the attachment section (classic UI)
        var attachSection = document.getElementById('header_attachment');
        if (attachSection) {
            attachSection.style.display = 'none';
        }

        // Hide the attachment separator line if present
        var attachLine = document.getElementById('header_attachment_line');
        if (attachLine) {
            attachLine.style.display = 'none';
        }
    }
}

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Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Praju_123 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:14:15 GMT

Hi @Shashank_Jain
thank you for replying
When I called the view name and placed an alert below it, it was correctly showing the view name as "default".

Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Praju_123 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:17:10 GMT

@Ankur Bawiskar
still, it's not working.

Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Praju_123 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:23:24 GMT

@Ankur Bawiskar
It works only when the attachment field is empty.
However, in our use case, the record is created via a Record Producer, and an attachment is uploaded during that process.
We want the attachment field to be hidden in the default view, but visible in the Workspace view.

Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Shashank_Jain — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:28:05 GMT

@Praju_123 ,

I tried it on my PDI, and it's working as expected.

You can run the Script Tracer to check if any other script is interfering, or share more details about your instance — for example, are you using domain separation or any additional custom functionality?

You can also try it on your own PDI; it should work there as well.

Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Praju_123 — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:30:29 GMT

Hi @Shashank_Jain
It works only when the attachment field is empty.
However, in our use case, the record is created via a Record Producer, and an attachment is uploaded during that process.
We want the attachment field to be hidden in the default view, but visible in the Workspace view.

Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Ankur Bawiskar — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:44:16 GMT

@Praju_123

Sorry but you didn't mention what came in alert?

what came in alert?

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Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Shashank_Jain — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:45:24 GMT

@Praju_123 , I submitted a record producer on the Incident table and attached a file during submission. However, when I returned to the form view of the table, the attachment clip was not visible for default view. Client script was working fine.

Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Shashank_Jain — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:49:08 GMT

@Ankur Bawiskar ,

"default" coming in alert , @Praju_123 mentioned in below replies.

Re: Wanted to hide Attachment field for the default view in custom table.

Ankur Bawiskar — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:14:41 GMT

@Praju_123

what do you mean by attachment field?

you are trying to remove the top header attachment icon and the header row right?

how is file attached to record producer?

Via paper-clip icon or some attachment variable?

share screenshots

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