Default "Assigned To" field on Change Request Form to Active User

Nick_Flint

We're trying to default the value of the "Assigned To" field to the current user when creating a Change Request. Any ideas?

Nicholas_Velich

You can indeed use JavaScript to accomplish this. Here is an example that auto assigns the current user after a 3 second delay:

setTimeout(function(){ 

        var assignedToField = $('[data-control-bind="AssignedWorkItem"]').data("kendoAutoComplete"); // Find the AssignedWorkItem control's Kendo Auto Complete data

        assignedToField.dataSource.add(session.user); // Add the current user to the Kendo Auto Complete's data source  

        assignedToField.value(session.user.Name); // Set the value from the data source

        assignedToField.trigger("change"); // Trigger the change, which will update the View Model NOW, rather than on a save/reload

}, 3000);


This is obviously not ready for production, as you would need to add a few things:
        1. Check to make sure the Assigned User is not already assigned
        2. Check to make sure we are on the Change Request page
        3. Check to make sure it is a new Change Request, as opposed to an existing one where the Assigned User was cleared
        4. Timeout should be replaced with something more reliable, such as a mutation observer

Thanks,
Nick

Peter_Settle

Not sure how you would do it sorry.

However we have a policy whereby the creator of the CR is not necessarily the implementer, therefore there would be no value in this to my Change Control system.

I can see the benefit though.

Nick_Flint

I offered to do it via  a powershell script after the CR is saved but they'd like to see it on screen first.  I thought that maybe I could use jquery to inject the current user into the field but I have a feeling that  may not play nice with the userpicker field type.

Nicholas_Velich

You can indeed use JavaScript to accomplish this. Here is an example that auto assigns the current user after a 3 second delay:

setTimeout(function(){ 

        var assignedToField = $('[data-control-bind="AssignedWorkItem"]').data("kendoAutoComplete"); // Find the AssignedWorkItem control's Kendo Auto Complete data

        assignedToField.dataSource.add(session.user); // Add the current user to the Kendo Auto Complete's data source  

        assignedToField.value(session.user.Name); // Set the value from the data source

        assignedToField.trigger("change"); // Trigger the change, which will update the View Model NOW, rather than on a save/reload

}, 3000);


This is obviously not ready for production, as you would need to add a few things:
        1. Check to make sure the Assigned User is not already assigned
        2. Check to make sure we are on the Change Request page
        3. Check to make sure it is a new Change Request, as opposed to an existing one where the Assigned User was cleared
        4. Timeout should be replaced with something more reliable, such as a mutation observer

Thanks,
Nick

Nick_Flint

@Nicholas_Velich - Thank you, again!