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NeilGove1 · ‎2021-05-18

Is there a global variable or method that returns the moduleId or LevelId when doing an AddNew content record?

With the custom object that I am creating, I would like to write the code generically so I dont have to hard code a fieldId. How can I get the fieldId generically when performing an AddNew? I typically hard code the FieldAlias and look up the fieldId but this is not possible unless the code has the ModuleId or LevelId.

DavidPetty · ‎2021-05-20

See how this version works Neil.

     function lookupFieldId(fldName){
          var goFindId = null;

          try{
               $('.FieldLabel').each(function(){
                    if(($(this).text().indexOf(fldName + ':') != -1) && ($(this).text().indexOf(fldName + ':') == 0)){
                         goFindId = $(this).find("span")[0].id;
                         return false;
                    }
               });
          } catch (err) {console.log(err)}
          try {if (!goFindId) goFindId = $('.SectionLabel:findField("' + fldName + '")')[0].id;} catch (err) {}
          try {if (!goFindId) goFindId = $('.SubSectionLabel:findField("' + fldName + '")')[0].id;} catch (err) {}

          return goFindId ? $LM._layoutItems[goFindId.replace( /^\D+/g, '')].fieldId : 0;
     }

     $.expr[':'].findField = function(a, i, m) {
          return $(a).text().replace(/[&\/\\#,+()$~%.'":*?<>{}]/g,'_').match("^" + m[3].replace(/[&\/\\#,+()$~%.'":*?<>{}]/g,'_') + "$");
     };

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DavidPetty · ‎2021-05-18

Neil, to get field ids you can use this custom object, The Horror's of Moving Custom Objects from One Environment to Another - RSA Link - 569029

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JeffLetterman · ‎2021-05-18

When creating a new record, the URL parameters will include moduleId. For example, the module id is 545 in the following: RSAarcher/GenericContent/Record.aspx?id=0&moduleId=545. With that, you can make API calls to get names, fields, etc.

NeilGove1 · ‎2021-05-18

Hi David,

I couldn't get the lookupFieldId to work in 6.8 P4 HF2.

NeilGove1 · ‎2021-05-18

Thanks Jeff... I was able to parse window.location.search for the moduleId.

DavidPetty · ‎2021-05-18

Neil, is the field on layout?

Mine posting the code?

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NeilGove1 · ‎2021-05-18

Jeff,

It appears that I cannot get this work since the levelId is not available when doing an AddNew With fields with the same name on each level, then how do get the fieldId when I don't know the level?

NeilGove1 · ‎2021-05-18

Hi David,

I put the lookupFieldId function in the Sys.Application.add_load(function.

Also, tried with the lookupFieldId function outside of Sys.Application.add_load(function. but called it from within Sys.Application.add_load.

DavidPetty · ‎2021-05-19

Are the fields on the layout and in the application the custom object is running in?

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NeilGove1 · ‎2021-05-19

David,

The field that I want the FieldId for is on the layout of the application my custom object is running in.

The lookupFieldId function returns 0.

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ModuleId or LevelId available when doing an AddNew content record?