Implement Auto Save when a comment is added to an IR/SR for Cireson SSP and Analyst Portal

IT Monkey

We are running a lot into the issue that a user types in a comment to an incident and hits the Add" button. this leads to the comment being added to the list below and the user closes the page and the comment is lost. If you could add a "Add and Save" button or just auto save on clicking "Add" or even a 'hard return' to commit the comment similar to how instant messaging systems function. This would be great.

Adrian_Mataisz

I agree. Our Analysts always forget to Save. The portal should save every change automatically if you hit OK from any Custom Task.

Geoff_Ross

Same situation with Approve on an RA.

Josh_Crew

I've added a task for comment entry which updates on OK. Works better then having to scroll down to the bottom; many of our analysts request less wasted white space and no scrolling.

Adrian_Mataisz

Do you mind sharing the task and how do you eliminate wasted white space?

Josh_Crew

For the comment task place the following code into the custom.js file

/* Comment Tasks */
app.custom.formTasks.add('ServiceRequest', "Comment", function (formObj, viewModel) {
    console.log(formObj);
    //use require js to load the template first
    require(["text!/CustomSpace/templates/SRComment.html"], function (template) {
        //make a jQuery obj
        cont = $(template);
        //create a view model to handle the UX
        var _vmWindow = new kendo.observable({
            comment: "",
            isPrivate: false,
            okEnabled: false,
            charactersRemaining: "4000",
            textCounter: function () {
                var maximumLength = 4000;
                var val = this.comment.length;
                (val > maximumLength) ? this.comment.substring(0, maximumLength) : this.set("charactersRemaining", maximumLength - val);
                (val > 0) ? this.set("okEnabled", true) : this.set("okEnabled", false);
            },
            saveStatus: function () {
                //set action log
                var newActionLog = {
                    EnteredBy: session.user.Name,
                    Title: localization.Analyst + " " + localization.Comment,
                    IsPrivate: this.get("isPrivate"),
                    EnteredDate: new Date().toISOString().split(".")[0],
                    LastModified: new Date().toISOString().split(".")[0],
                    Description: this.get("comment"),
                    Image: app.config.iconPath + app.config.icons["comment"],
                    ActionType: "AnalystComment"
                }
                //beta method
                actionLogModel.push(newActionLog);
            },
            okClick: function () {
                this.saveStatus();
                save();
                customWindow.close();
            },
            cancelClick: function () {
                customWindow.close();
            }
        });
        //create the kendo window
        customWindow = cont.kendoWindow({
            title: "Enter Comment",
            resizable: false,
            modal: true,
            viewable: false,
            width: 500,
            height: 350,
            close: function () {
            },
            activate: function () {
                //on window activate bind the view model to the loaded template content
                kendo.bind(cont, _vmWindow);
            }
        }).data("kendoWindow");
        //now open the window
        customWindow.open().center();
    });
});
app.custom.formTasks.add('Incident', "Comment", function (formObj, viewModel) {
    console.log(formObj);
    //use require js to load the template first
    require(["text!/CustomSpace/templates/SRComment.html"], function (template) {
        //make a jQuery obj
        cont = $(template);
        //create a view model to handle the UX
        var _vmWindow = new kendo.observable({
            comment: "",
            isPrivate: false,
            okEnabled: false,
            charactersRemaining: "4000",
            textCounter: function () {
                var maximumLength = 4000;
                var val = this.comment.length;
                (val > maximumLength) ? this.comment.substring(0, maximumLength) : this.set("charactersRemaining", maximumLength - val);
                (val > 0) ? this.set("okEnabled", true) : this.set("okEnabled", false);
            },
            saveStatus: function () {
                //set action log
                var newActionLog = {
                    EnteredBy: session.user.Name,
                    Title: localization.Analyst + " " + localization.Comment,
                    IsPrivate: this.get("isPrivate"),
                    EnteredDate: new Date().toISOString().split(".")[0],
                    LastModified: new Date().toISOString().split(".")[0],
                    Description: this.get("comment"),
                    Image: app.config.iconPath + app.config.icons["comment"],
                    ActionType: "AnalystComment"
                }
                //beta method
                actionLogModel.push(newActionLog);
            },
            okClick: function () {
                this.saveStatus();
                save();
                customWindow.close();
            },
            cancelClick: function () {
                customWindow.close();
            }
        });
        //create the kendo window
        customWindow = cont.kendoWindow({
            title: "Enter Comment",
            resizable: false,
            modal: true,
            viewable: false,
            width: 500,
            height: 350,
            close: function () {
            },
            activate: function () {
                //on window activate bind the view model to the loaded template content
                kendo.bind(cont, _vmWindow);
            }
        }).data("kendoWindow");
        //now open the window
        customWindow.open().center();
    });
});

Next, within the Incident.js and ServiceRequest.js file, you can remove the comment section of the template.

Waleed_Al_Mahmeed

Do you mind sharing the SRComment.html file

Thanks

Josh_Crew

SRComment.html

<div>
    <div id="commentHTML" class="defined-form">
        <div>
            <div id="resolutionPicker" class="col-group" />
            <div class="col-group">
                <div class="inline-spacing">
                    <label>Please enter your comment:</label>
                </div>
                <div class="inline-spacing">
                    <textarea data-bind="value: comment, events: {keyup:textCounter}" data-value-update="keyup" class="k-textbox" rows="7" />
                    <div class="inline-spacing">
                        <span data-bind="html:charactersRemaining"></span>
                        <span>characters remaining</span>
                    </div>
                </div>
                </div>
            <div class="col-group">
                <label style="vertical-align: text-top; padding-bottom: 1px;  font-size:12px;" for="IsPrivate">
                    Private Comment:&nbsp;
                    <input style="vertical-align: text-bottom;" id="IsPrivate" type="checkbox" data-bind="checked: isPrivate" />
                </label>
            </div>
            <div class="windows-buttons">
                <button data-role="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bind="enabled: okEnabled, events: { click: okClick }">
                    OK
                </button>
                <button data-role="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bind=" events: {click: cancelClick }">
                    Cancel
                </button>
            </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

Steve_Clarke

Another vote for this one. Very easy to miss hitting save/apply after hitting add for a comment. I have done it on the Cireson support site a few times and can see it happening to our Clients when we go live.

Adrian_Paech

Wouldn't mind seeing similar functionality with logging services offerings.
would be great to be able to save a long (Multi page) forms and come back to them later on.
just a thought.
Cheers,
Adrian

Raffael_Jenzer

Hi. Very cool script. But when I hit the OK button (after I entered my comment), nothing happens... any idea? Cheers, Raffael

Jan_Tajo_Fittkau

Any chance this will get implemented? This is the reason people are starting to request to change the portal or switch to accept email only as the communication with the Agents.

Martin_Blomgren

@Jan_Tajo_Fittkau, did a custom solution for this a while back which we have implemented for our end users. Haven't heard any complaints from them but others here at the community have had various experiences so if you plan to implement please test thoroughly first. If you come back with some feedback I might take the time to update it as well

https://community.cireson.com/discussion/1883/custom-apply-save-form-when-comment-is-added
Scroll down for the latest version!

Sean_Terry

Any update on this one?

Gabriel_Lences

Bump

Also, this would be probably better if it was called "Implement Auto save when a comment is added to a work item" rather then "SR/IR" :)

Already voted for this feature, hopefully it'll soon make it out of backlog, since it's been there for almost a year :)