SimpleForm

The SimpleForm API provides methods for customizing forms. These methods can be used on the client side only.

You can also use these methods to configure the dependencies between fields and values (for example, changing values in the fields or clear the fields).

SimpleForm(table, sys_id)

Instantiates a new SimpleForm object.

const formObject = new SimpleForm(s_form.table, s_form.sysId);

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s_form.addErrorMessage(message)

This method displays the error toast message in the bottom right corner.

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Example:

s_form.addErrorMessage('Need more information');

s_form.addInfoMessage(message, durationMilliseconds)

This method displays an informational toast message in the bottom right corner. The message is expirable, its expire period (in milliseconds) should be specified by second parameter.

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Example:

s_form.addInfoMessage('Record successfully created', 1000);

s_form.addOption(fieldName, choiceValue)

This method adds a choice option to the end of the choice list field (if option with passed choiceValue defined for fieldName for current table options set).

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Example:

const states = ['-1', '0', '2', '5'];
s_form.clearOptions('state');
states.forEach(stateValue => {
    await s_form.addOption('state', stateValue);
}

s_form.clearMessages()

This method removes informational messages or error messages in the top of the form.

Return:

s_i18n.getMessage('End date time cannot be less than start date time', (response) => {
  s_form.clearMessages();
  s_form.addErrorMessage(response);
  return false; // abort form submit
});

s_form.clearOptions(fieldName)

This method allows removing all options from the choice list.

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Example:

const choices =
  {
    "Phone": "10",
    "Email": "20",
    "Self-service": "30"
  };
const choicesArray = Object.keys(choices);
s_form.clearOptions('contact_type');
choicesArray.forEach((choiceValue) => {
  s_form.addOption('contact_type', choices[choiceValue]);
});

s_form.clearValue(fieldName)

This method allows removing any value from any field.

It returns TRUE if it is able to clear the value from the field.

It returns FALSE in the following cases:

• if the column_type is either Boolean or Record Class;
• if the column_name is equal to 'sys_id';
• if the column_type is Choice and it does not have a default value.

If the method returns FALSE, then the field. will not be cleared.

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Example:

if (!s_form.getValue('sprint')) {
  s_form.clearValue('points');
}

s_form.getLabelOf(fieldName)

This method returns the text value of the field label.

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Example:

if (s_form.getValue('name').match(/[\/|_*]/g)) {
  s_form.addErrorMessage(`Field "s_form.getLabelOf('name')" contains invalid characters.`);
}

s_form.getSections()

This method allows returning the array of the sections.

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s_form.getSectionNames()

This method allows returning the array which will contain the names of all sections, whether visible or not.

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s_form.getUniqueValue()

Returns the unique ID (sys_id) of the record displayed on the form.

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Example:

const sysId = s_form.getUniqueValue();
const currentRecord = new SimpleRecord(s_form.table);
currentRecord.get(sysId, ()=> {
  if (currentRecord.type == 'unavailable') {
    return false; // abort form submit
  }
});

s_form.getValue(fieldName)

Returns the internal (written down to the database) value of the specified field.

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Example:

const callerId = s_form.getValue('caller_id');
if (!callerId) {
  const callerRecord = new SimpleRecord('employee');
  callerRecord.get(callerId, ()=> {
    if (!!callerRecord.sys_id &&
      callerRecord.personal_schedule) {
      s_form.setValue('schedule', callerRecord.personal_schedule);
    } else {
      s_form.addInfoMessage('Users schedule is not defined');
    }
  });
}

s_form.getDisplayValue(fieldName)

This method returns the displayed value of the field.

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Example:

s_form.addInfoMessage(`Service "${s_form.getDisplayValue('service')}" is no available`);

s_form.getREMDisplayValue(fieldName)

This method gets the displayable REM attribute value.

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s_form.getREMLabelOf(fieldName)

This message gets the plain text value of the REM attribute label.

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s_form.getREMValue(fieldName)

This method gets the attribute value.

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s_form.hideFieldMsg(input)

This method, as opposed to the s_form.showFieldMsg() method, allows to hide informational or error messages on the specified form field

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Example:

if (!!s_form.getValue('state')) {
  s_form.hideFieldMsg('state');
}

s_form.hideRelatedLists()

This method allows hiding all related lists on the form.

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if (s_form.getValue('type') == 'internal') {
  s_form.hideRelatedLists();
}

s_form.hideRelatedList(relListTitle)

This method allows hiding the specified related list on the form.

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Example:

if (s_form.getValue('type') == 'external') {
  s_form.hideRelatedList('Customer');
}

s_form.isNewRecord()

If the record was never saved then this method returns TRUE; otherwise, it returns FALSE.

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Example:

if (!!s_form.isNewRecord()) {
  s_form.setValue('state', 'new');
  s_form.setReadOnly('state', true);
}

s_form.isSectionVisible(sectionName)

This method returns TRUE if the section is visible; otherwise, it returns FALSE.

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if (s_form.isSectionVisible('Instructions')) {
  s_form.addInfoMessage('Check out the "Instructions" section', 5000);
}

s_form.removeOption(fieldName, choiceValue)

This method removes the selected option from the list.

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Example:

const serviceId = s_form.getValue('service');
if (!!serviceId) {
  const service = new SimpleRecord('sys_cmdb_ci_service');
  service.get(serviceId, ()=> {
    if (service.business_criticality > '1') {
      s_form.removeOption('impact', 'low');
      s_form.removeOption('urgency', 'low');
    }
  });
}

s_form.save()

This method saves the record without going away (just updating).

Return:

s_form.save().finally(__resolveServerResponse);

s_form.setLabelOf(fieldName, value)

This method sets the text value of the field label.

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Example:

if (s_form.table == 'user') {  
  s_form.setLabelOf('email', 'Email'); 
} else {
  s_form.setLabelOf('email', 'Personal Email'); 
}

s_form.setSectionMandatory(sectionName, mandatory)

This method allows making the specified section mandatory. Use UI policy instead of this method if possible.

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Example:

if (s_form.getValue('state') == '7') { // Completed
  s_form.setSectionDisplay('Closure Information', true);
  s_form.setSectionMandatory('Closure Information', true);
  s_form.setMandatory('closure_code', true);
  s_form.setMandatory('closure_notes', true);
}

s_form.setMandatory(fieldName, mandatory)

This method allows making the specified field mandatory. Use UI policy instead of this method if possible.

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Example:

const mandatoryColumn = (scriptType == 'onChange' || scriptType == 'onCellEdit');
s_form.setMandatory('column_id', mandatoryColumn);

s_form.setReadOnly(fieldName, readOnly)

This method allows making the specified field read-only or editable.

Use UI policy instead of this method if possible.

To make a mandatory field read-only, formerly make it non-mandatory using the setMandatory() method.

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Example:

if (!!s_form.getValue('any_tables')){
  s_form.setReadOnly('table_id', true);
  s_form.setMandatory('table_id', false);
  s_form.setVisible('table_id', false);
}

s_form.setSectionDisplay(sectionName, display)

This method allows to show or hide a section.

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Example:

if (s_form.getValue('state') == '7') { // Completed
  s_form.setSectionDisplay('Closure Information', true);
  s_form.setSectionMandatory('Closure Information', true);
  s_form.setMandatory('closure_code', true);
  s_form.setMandatory('closure_notes', true);
} else {
  s_form.setMandatory('closure_code', false);
  s_form.setMandatory('closure_notes', false);
  s_form.setSectionDisplay('Closure Information', false);
  s_form.setSectionMandatory('Closure Information', false);
}

s_form.setValue(fieldName, value)

This method sets the field value. 

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Example:

if (!!s_form.isNewRecord()) {
  s_form.setValue('name', 'Name created by system');
}

s_form.setREMLabelOf(fieldName, value)

This method allows changing the displayable attribute label.

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s_form.setREMMandatory(fieldName, mandatory)

This method allows to make a field specified by REM attribute mandatory.

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s_form.setREMReadOnly(fieldName, readonly)

This method allows to make a field specified by REM attribute read-only.

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s_form.setREMValue(fieldName, databaseValue)

This method allows to set a value of the REM attribute label.

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s_form.setREMVisiblle(fieldName, display)

This method allows to define visibility of the field specified by REM attribute.

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s_form.setVisible(fieldName, display)

This method allows making a field visible or hidden.

If the field is hidden, then the space is left blank. This method cannot hide mandatory field without any value.

Use UI policy instead of this method if possible.

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Example:

s_form.setVisible('chronology', !s_form.isNewRecord());

s_form.showFieldMsg(fieldName, message, type)

This method displays a message under the specified form field. Possible type values - 'info', 'error', or 'warning'.

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Example:

s_form.showFieldMsg('subject', 'Cannot be empty', 'info');

s_form.showFieldMsg('subject', 'Cannot be empty', 'warning');

s_form.showFieldMsg('subject', 'Cannot be empty', 'error');

s_form.showRelatedLists()

This method allows displaying all lists related to the form.

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s_form.showRelatedList(listTitle)

This method allows displaying the specified lists related to the form.

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Example:

s_form.showRelatedList('UI Action');

s_form.submit()

This method allows to submit the record form.

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