Condition verification in java script on Adobe form.

Question

Hello Experts,
I am using a interactive forma text element on my view. (java web dynpro)
It's a simple application. I am trying to figure out how it works with java script.
I have a text field. which displays employ is sales or production dept
the values in the data view and its the output element of a BAPI which returns XF,TF,HF and XK,JK,HK
(record.dept)
if its XF, TF, HF on the text field in the adobe form should print sales else production.
I have never used java script on adobe form.
I figured the strip above the form in adobe designer is used for java script.
can any one, let me know how I can manipulate.  the record value
Here is what I am trying record.dept = XF |TF|JF . but i dont know how to run the java script or its syntax.
Your help is highly appreciated.

Answer 1

James,
xfa.host.messageBox should show you an alert dialog box to check data you are getting.
And yes you are right. You can set the value of textfield using code you mentioned.
if(record.dept.equalsIgnoreCase("XF")
             || record.dept.equalsIgnoreCase("TF")
                      record.dept.equalsIgnoreCase("JF"))
   xfa.host.messageBox("The value is Sales");
   <Text-field id>.value = "Sales";
else
   xfa.host.messageBox("The value is Production");
  <Text-field id>.value = "Production";
You can even set the texfields to be readOnly, hide some of them etc. But for that I would suggest you going thru the LiveDesigner help. It would solve most of your doubts :-).
Chintan
Edited by: Chintan Virani on Feb 19, 2008 3:37 PM