Hello!
How do I generate a unique ID for submitted forms? I have plans on creating a ticket management system in SharePoint and need some ideas on how to generate one.
Hi Nikita,
I have this code which generates a random number but I've noticed from the form submissions that the number isn't being generated every time a new form is created.
/*Function will generate random Unique ID V2*/
function GenerateUniqueID() {
//Custom Date code
const newDate = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-gb',{
year:"2-digit",
month:"2-digit"
});
//Remove backslash from newDate variable
customDate = newDate.replace("/", "");
//Unique number to be added into field
fd.field('UniqueID0').value = 'CBF'+ Math.floor(Math.random()*100000) + customDate;
//call function on form load
GenerateUniqueID() //outcome: 123456MonthYear
Dear @DryChips,
When is the code running? Make sure you run the code inside of fd.spRendered() function:
/*Function will generate random Unique ID V2*/
function GenerateUniqueID() {
//Custom Date code
const newDate = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-gb',{
year:"2-digit",
month:"2-digit"
});
//Remove backslash from newDate variable
customDate = newDate.replace("/", "");
//Unique number to be added into field
fd.field('UniqueID0').value = 'CBF'+ Math.floor(Math.random()*100000) + customDate;
}
fd.spRendered(function(){
//call function on form load
GenerateUniqueID(); //outcome: 123456MonthYear
});
All the code is running inside of this, like so:
fd.spRendered(function(){
/*Function will generate random Unique ID V2*/
function GenerateUniqueID() {
//Custom Date code
const newDate = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-gb',{
year:"2-digit",
month:"2-digit"
});
//Remove backslash from newDate variable
customDate = newDate.replace("/", "");
//Unique number to be added into field
fd.field('UniqueID0').value = 'CBF'+ Math.floor(Math.random()*100000) + customDate;
//call function on form load
GenerateUniqueID() //outcome: 123456MonthYear
});
Dear @DryChips,
Is that the code how it is? I don't see where the function ends, doesn't it miss the } bracket?
Like so:
fd.spRendered(function(){
/*Function will generate random Unique ID V2*/
function GenerateUniqueID() {
//Custom Date code
const newDate = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-gb',{
year:"2-digit",
month:"2-digit"
});
//Remove backslash from newDate variable
customDate = newDate.replace("/", "");
//Unique number to be added into field
fd.field('UniqueID0').value = 'CBF'+ Math.floor(Math.random()*100000) + customDate;
}
//call function on form load
GenerateUniqueID() //outcome: 123456MonthYear
});
Hey Nikita,
Sorry for the confusion.
I checked Plumsail Designer and it includes the } bracket. I forgot to add this into the message above.
Really strange why this is happening...
Dear @DryChips,
Not sure why this could be the case, could you export the form as is, so we can analyze it?
Dear @DryChips,
Not sure what causes the issue - the code looks nice and clean. Maybe the users are clearing the field somehow? You can add an extra check before save to make sure that the field is populated:
fd.spBeforeSave(function(){
if(!fd.field('UniqueID0').value){
GenerateUniqueID();
}
});
You'll need to move the GenerateUniqueID() function outside of fd.spRendered() for this to work.
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Hmm, the field is hidden on the form so users won't be aware of this field. Can this be added before the form loads or maybe get a condition to check if the field doesn't contains a value and then automatically refresh (F5) until it contains a value?
Dear @DryChips,
That would be more code intensive than the additional code above. You can also make the field required to ensure no form is saved without the ID.