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A Look at %SubmitScriptName

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In PeopleTools 8.4, %SubmitScriptName is the meta-HTML javascript function used by all PeopleSoft component pages for triggering server-side actions. %SubmitScriptName is translated at run time (i.e., when the page is rendered) to submitAction_win0. It may be related to %FormName as submitAction_%FormName, since %FormName is also translated to win0. I don’t know how PeopleTools internally translates %FormName, but as far as I can tell it is always translated to win0 inside any component.

The %SubmitScriptName function is passed 2 parameters:

  1. form – the 1st parameter is the form object with the data to be submitted. On a component, this will be the win0 form in the content frame.
  2. action ID * – the 2nd parameter is a distinct text string which informs the component processor what action is requested or what type of action took place.


* – I just made up this label for the purpose of discussion.

The action ID that can be passed to %SubmitScriptName can be categorized into the following type of actions:
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Modifiable by JavaScript

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One very handy, yet very mysterious property in the PeopleTools page fields is the so-called Modifiable by JavaScript property. This property is available under the Use tab of user-input page fields. It is used to be labeled Modifiable from HTML on the earlier versions of PeopleTools (8.2x and earlier). This property is mysterious because its use is not documented thoroughly in PeopleBooks. Only a passing remark on the property is made to describe it under the Application Designer PeopleBook:

Use Tab Modifiable by JavaScript – This is a security-related feature and should always be cleared unless you are familiar with modifying an invisible field using JavaScript in an HTML area. If the Invisible check box is cleared, Modifiable by JavaScript is cleared and unavailable for entry. If the Invisible check box is selected, this check box is cleared, by default.

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