Can we call Events from client side?

mallikharjunasw · ‎12-24-2019

AbhishekGardade · ‎12-25-2019

Hello mallikharjunaswamyvutla,

No, We can not trigger events from client side But we can do it by calling script include by using glideAjax call from client script. In Script include, we can call server side API's.

The eventQueue() method is part of the GlideSystem server-side API. The eventQueue() method inserts an event in an event queue. The eventQueue() method is typically passed four parameters but can also take an optional 5th parameter:

eventQueue(String name, Object instance, String parm1, String parm2, String queue)

Queues an event for the event manager.

Parameter(s):

Name	Type	Description
name	String	Name of the event being queued.
instance	Object	GlideRecord object, such as "current".
parm1	String	(Optional) Saved with the instance if specified.
parm2	String	(Optional) Saved with the instance if specified.
queue	String	Name of the queue.

Event name: Enclose the event name in quotes.
GlideRecord object, typically current but can be any GlideRecord object from the event's table. or you can pass gr object if you are doing glideRecord and then calling event.
Any value that resolves to a string. This is known as parm1 (Parameter 1). Can be a string, variable that resolves to a string, or method that resolves to a string.
Any value that resolves to a string. This is known as parm2 (Parameter 2). Can be a string, variable that resolves to a string, or method that resolves to a string.
(Optional) Name of the queue to manage the event.

The logic that responds to an event has access to the passed in GlideRecord object, parm1, and parm2.

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Kunal Varkhede · ‎12-24-2019

Hi mallikharjunaswamyvutla,

You can not call event from client side, Event will be call on server side only.

You can call event in UI action. By using below method.

gs.eventQueue('Event Name','GlideRecord Object','parm1','parm2');

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Regards,

Kunal.

mallikharjunasw · ‎12-24-2019

gs.event takes 5 inputs last one is eventqueue name

SatheeshKumar · ‎12-24-2019

You can't trigger events from client side directly.

But as a workaround, you can do it through glide ajax and script include combination .

On change of fields in client side ....call glide Ajax and it will invoke a script include - from where you can trigger the event.

Kunal Varkhede · ‎12-24-2019

Hi,

UI action also worked on both side client side and server side, so using ui action you can trigger event also.

Regards,

Kunal.