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10-05-2017 03:33 PM
Hi gang,
I'm looking to use an onChange client script and a script include to do the following:
- when the "location" field is set on a form I need the onChange client script/script inlude to lookup the 'region' of the entered 'location' from our location table.
- then based on that location I want to remove certain options from a (separate) select box variable on the form.
I'm seeing a little chatter on the community that using g_form.removeOption may not work on a catalog item? This is actually going to be on the "Describe Needs" (first page) of an order guide.
Does anyone know if this is possible, whether there's a better way, and can help with the script?
thanks!
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10-06-2017 11:40 AM
OK I got it...here's my script. It first removes all the options, and then adds back what is needed depending on the answer from the Ajax call. Thanks for your input Pradeep!
function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
if (isLoading || newValue == '') {
return;
}
if (newValue != oldValue) {
g_form.removeOption('computer','no_computer');
g_form.removeOption('computer','existing_computer');
g_form.removeOption('computer','standard_laptop');
g_form.removeOption('computer','Standard Desktop');
g_form.removeOption('computer','financial_laptop');
g_form.removeOption('computer','executive_laptop');
g_form.removeOption('computer','cad_15');
g_form.removeOption('computer','cad_17');
g_form.removeOption('computer','Developer Workstation');
g_form.removeOption('computer','Game Developer Workstation');
g_form.removeOption('computer','CAD Workstation 1');
g_form.removeOption('computer','CAD Workstation 2');
}
//Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below
var ga = new GlideAjax('u_New_Hire_Scripts_Ajax');//name of script include
ga.addParam('sysparm_name', 'getRegion');//name of function on script include
ga.addParam('sysparm_location', g_form.getValue('emp_location'));//name of field on form triggering call
ga.getXML(EmployeeRegionLookup); // Always try to use asynchronous (getXML) calls rather than synchronous (getXMLWait)
}
// Callback function to process the response returned from the server
function EmployeeRegionLookup(response) {
var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer");
if(answer == 'EMEA'){
g_form.addOption('computer','no_computer','No computer required',1);
g_form.addOption('computer','existing_computer','Existing shared computer',2);
g_form.addOption('computer','standard_laptop','Standard Laptop',3);
g_form.addOption('computer','Standard Desktop','Standard Desktop',4);
g_form.addOption('computer','executive_laptop','Executive Laptop',5);
g_form.addOption('computer','cad_15','Developer\CAD Laptop 15"',6);
g_form.addOption('computer','Developer Workstation','Developer Workstation',7);
g_form.addOption('computer','CAD Workstation 1','CAD Workstation 1',8);
}
if(answer == 'APAC'){
g_form.addOption('computer','no_computer','No computer required',1);
g_form.addOption('computer','existing_computer','Existing shared computer',2);
g_form.addOption('computer','standard_laptop','Standard Laptop',3);
g_form.addOption('computer','Standard Desktop','Standard Desktop',4);
g_form.addOption('computer','financial_laptop','Financial Laptop',5);
g_form.addOption('computer','executive_laptop','Executive Laptop',6);
g_form.addOption('computer','cad_15','Developer\CAD Laptop 15"',7);
g_form.addOption('computer','Developer Workstation','Developer Workstation',8);
}
if(answer == 'North America'){
g_form.addOption('computer','no_computer','No computer required',1);
g_form.addOption('computer','existing_computer','Existing shared computer',2);
g_form.addOption('computer','standard_laptop','Standard Laptop',3);
g_form.addOption('computer','Standard Desktop','Standard Desktop',4);
g_form.addOption('computer','financial_laptop','Financial Laptop',5);
g_form.addOption('computer','executive_laptop','Executive Laptop',6);
g_form.addOption('computer','cad_15','Developer\CAD Laptop 15"',7);
g_form.addOption('computer','cad_17','Developer\CAD Laptop 17"',8);
g_form.addOption('computer','Developer Workstation','Developer Workstation',9);
g_form.addOption('computer','Game Developer Workstation','Game Developer Workstation',10);
g_form.addOption('computer','CAD Workstation 1','CAD Workstation 1',11);
g_form.addOption('computer','CAD Workstation 2','CAD Workstation 2',12);
}
}

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10-05-2017 03:46 PM
Hello Patrick,
I think there is no issue with removal of choice form select box. Can you please share your script so that we can take a look.
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10-05-2017 03:55 PM
Hi Pradeep,
thanks for the reply. Here's my script include so far. Still working on my client script, any help would be great. I'll reply with what I have so far in a couple minutes
getRegion: function(){//this function is to determine which computers need to be removed from the choice list
var retVal; // Return value
var location = this.getParameter('sysparm_location');
var RegionRec = new GlideRecord('cmn_location');//table where desired variable lives
RegionRec.addQuery('sys_id',region);
RegionRec.query();
// Query user records
if(RegionRec.next())
{
retVal = RegionRec.u_region;//name of field with info you want to grab
}
return retVal;
}

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10-05-2017 03:58 PM
Sure. In the meanwhile adjust the line RegionRec.addQuery('sys_id',region); to RegionRec.addQuery('sys_id',location);
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10-05-2017 04:06 PM
great thanks. So here's my client script so far.
function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
if (isLoading || newValue == '') {
return;
}
//Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below
var ga = new GlideAjax('u_New_Hire_Scripts_Ajax');//name of script include
ga.addParam('sysparm_name', 'getRegion');//name of function on script include
ga.addParam('sysparm_user', g_form.getValue('emp_location'));//name of field on form triggering call
ga.getXML(EmployeeRegionLookup); // Always try to use asynchronous (getXML) calls rather than synchronous (getXMLWait)
}
// Callback function to process the response returned from the server
function EmployeeRegionLookup(response) {
var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer");
if{
'answer' = 'APAC';
g_form.removeOption('computer',Workstation);//Workstation is the choice I want to remove
}