InSchedule() is not working as expected

[Mussie]

Hi Guys,

I am trying to alert users on a Service Catalog item when they select a public holiday or a weekend. The problem is it is very erratic, sometimes it works but sometimes it doesn't.

Here is the code I have on the instance and the I tried with both getXML and getXMLWait to no avail:

Script Include:

var SNCVisitorNetValidation = Class.create();
SNCVisitorNetValidation.prototype = Object.extendsObject(AbstractAjaxProcessor, {
checkInSchedule: function(){
   var scheduled_date = this.getParameter('sched_date');
   var schedRec = new GlideRecord('cmn_schedule');
   schedRec.get('name','8-6 weekdays excluding holidays');
   var sched = new GlideSchedule(schedRec.sys_id);
   var gdt = new GlideDateTime(scheduled_date);
   if (sched.isInSchedule(gdt)) {
   gs.log('true ' + gdt);
   return true;
   }
   else
   {
   gs.log('false ' + gdt);
   return false;
   }
   },
type: 'SNCVisitorNetValidation'
});

Client Script:

   var ga = new GlideAjax('SNCVisitorNetValidation');
   ga.addParam('sysparm_name','checkInSchedule');
   ga.addParam('sched_date', start_date);
   //ga.getXML(checkInSchedule);
   ga.getXMLWait();
   answer = ga.getAnswer();
   if(answer == 'true')
   {
   alert ('working day');
   }
   else if (answer == false')
   {
   alert ('holiday');
   }

Could you please check and let me know if you can spot anything?

Mussie

P.S. BTW, if I test this using the Background script it works

[Mussie]

Hi Chuck,

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I tried that already and it doesn't work.

var ga = new GlideAjax('SNCVisitorNetValidation');
   ga.addParam('sysparm_name','checkInSchedule');
   ga.addParam('sched_date', start_date);
   ga.getXMLAnswer(checkInSchedule);
   function checkInSchedule (response)

   {
   var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer");


   if(answer == 'true')
   {
         alert('working day');
}
else if (answer == 'false');
{
alert ('holiday');
}
}



aler

Mussie

[Chuck Tomasi]

If you are using getXMLAnswer(), then the xpath walking is already done for you. You don't need the var answer= line.

Something like this (untested, but fixed a syntax error.)

var ga = new GlideAjax('SNCVisitorNetValidation');  

  ga.addParam('sysparm_name','checkInSchedule');  

  ga.addParam('sched_date', start_date);  

  ga.getXMLAnswer(checkInSchedule);

  function checkInSchedule (answer) {  

  if(answer == 'true') {  

        alert('working day');

  } else {  

  alert ('holiday');

  }  

}  

[Pradeep Sharma]

Hi Mussie,

There is error in your client script. Line 3 should be ga.addParam('sysparm_sched_date', start_date); instead of ga.addParam('sched_date', start_date);

Script :

var start_date = g_form.getValue('start_date');
var ga = new GlideAjax('SNCVisitorNetValidation'); 
   ga.addParam('sysparm_name','checkInSchedule'); 
   ga.addParam('sysparm_sched_date', start_date); 
   ga.getXMLAnswer(checkInSchedule);

   function checkInSchedule (answer) { 
   if(answer == 'true') { 
         alert('working day');
   } else { 
   alert ('holiday');
   } 
} 

Please test and let me know.

[Chuck Tomasi · Accepted solution]

That brings up a good question... where did start_date come from? Should that be:

ga.addParam('sysparm_sched_date', g_form.getValue('start_date'));

Instead?

[Pradeep Sharma]

Assuming start_date value is passed as whole CS is not pasted above