Configuring a button action with Javascript

Hi Alexander,

if you only need your "Terminate WF?" column to say "No" on button click i think you can empty the "Client click" field and simply enter "Yes" inside the "Value returned" field of your button settings. Depending on the type of your "Terminate WF?" column you may have to enter another value as "Yes" might not work for a yes/no field (not sure about that). You could try to enter true or 1 instead.

Cheers

Philipp

Hi Philipp,

thank you for your answer. Unfortunately, when I empty the "Client click" field I get the following warning message: The "Client click" property is required when "Button action" is "JavaScript".

So filling this field seems to be mandatory.

What exactly is the difference between these fields? I thought the client click field would simply replace the button action and executes a customized action instead. But then the "Value returned" field would be reduntant if I simply want to change the value of a column with my customized button action.

Best regards,

Alexander

Hi Alexander,

you are right. If all your js function does is setting this field value, both settings would be the exact same thing. Does your js function do anything else? Otherwise just change the button action back from javascript to save and submit and use the other setting to set your field. Try to avoid js as good as you can as it makes your form more complex and therefore harder to understand/maintain.

Hi Philipp,

changing the button action to save and submit is indeed the solution. I did not know that you are also able to configure the button action if you select one of the pre-defined actions from Nintex. But you are right, this is a quite simple solution without having to use js :)

Thank you!