Custom Object to Set User/Group Popup Field

[RSAAdmin]

I am having trouble setting a user/group field value in 5.1 with Javascript.

I'm able to make the correct user appear in the user/group box, but when I click Save and Close, then reopen the record, the field is blank again.

Is there a way to set a user/group field if I am able to obtain the user account id?

[DavidPetty]

James see if this works.

<script type="text/javascript">
Sys.Application.add_load(function() {
  var fldId = 1234
  var userId = 4567
  ArcherTech.UI.GenericContent.GetInstance().setFieldValue(fldID, userId, '')
});
</script>

[RSAAdmin]

David,

The function you gave me in the other thread works great to GET the current value:

ArcherTech.UI.GenericContent.GetInstance().getFieldValue(fldId, false)

This is giving me a value of 230:1

When I try to set the field to 240:1 (a different user), it does nothing (in edit or view mode).

I also tried passing simply 240 instead of the colon 1, as well as used an array to pass. Still no luck.

[RSAAdmin]

If its possible to get the field, it should be possible to set, wouldn't you think?

[DavidPetty]

One would think

The following code will return the users' name instead of the users' id.

<script type="text/javascript">
Sys.Application.add_load(function() {
  var fldId = '14939';
  var userParentElement = ArcherTech.UI.GenericContent.GetInstance()._fieldsControls["f"+fldId];
  var vUser = JSON.parse(document.getElementById(userParentElement+'_shf').value);
  $.each(vUser, function(i, item) {
   alert(item.name);
  });
});
</script>

[RSAAdmin]

I'm getting a Javascript error that "JSON is undefined"

Will I be able to set the value for each element using this script?

i.e.: 

item.name = "Smith, Jane"

item.value = "Smith, Jane"

Thanks!

[RSAAdmin]

Using Firefox, I was able to trigger this. item.name is the user's name and item.value is their user account ID#.

Now I need to change this value to something else, but setting item.name and item.value doesn't work.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

[RSAAdmin]

I've been able to set the HTML correctly to update the user, but when I click Save and Close, the change is not saved.

If I set the HTML and click on the ... elipses to popup the user window, the correct user is there and if I click OK, then save the record, the change is saved.

Is there a method I can call to mark this field as changed so it saves correctly?

[NeilJordan]

Hi James,

I did something similar in V4.5. Once you set the users you had to call another couple of functions:

            fieldEvent(xxxxx);

            RefreshUserText("fldxxxxx", false);

            ShowUserPicker(event, 'fldxxxxx');

Where xxxxx is the field ID. Maybe there's something similar for V5.

[RSAAdmin]

Thanks Neil!

This is exactly what I need.

Anyone from Archer know what the v5 call is for RefreshUserText?

Maybe:

ArcherTech.UI.GenericContent.GetInstance().RefreshUserText("fldxxxxx", false);