Using Typescript and SuiteScript 2.1, write a function that is shareable between a client Script pageInt and a User Event BeforeLoad to show/hide fields

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

Based on the conversations, you can use SuiteScript 2.1 and TypeScript to create a function that can be shared between a client Script pageInit and a User Event BeforeLoad to show/hide fields. Here is a sample code:

typescript
import { EntryPoints } from 'N/types';
import * as serverWidget from 'N/ui/serverWidget';

export function beforeLoad(context: EntryPoints.UserEvent.beforeLoadContext) {
    if (context.type !== context.UserEventType.CREATE) {
        return;
    }

    const form = context.form;
    const field = form.getField({
        id: 'custpage_field_to_update'
    });

    if (field) {
        field.updateDisplayType({
            displayType: serverWidget.FieldDisplayType.HIDDEN
        });
    }
}

export function pageInit(context: EntryPoints.Client.pageInitContext) {
    const record = context.currentRecord;
    const field = record.getField({
        fieldId: 'custpage_field_to_update'
    });

    if (field) {
        field.isDisplay = true;
    }
}

In the

beforeLoad

function, we are hiding the field by setting its display type to

HIDDEN

using the

updateDisplayType

method. This function will be executed when the form is being loaded. In the

pageInit

function, we are showing the field by setting its

isDisplay

property to

true

. This function will be executed when the page is initialized. Please note that the field must start off normally displayed. If it starts off hidden, you can't change it to be visible using SuiteScript. Also, you need to check the permission level of the field. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******