how to revert a field to it’s default value in a client script, when the field can have many values?

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

In order to revert a field to its default value in a client script when the field can have many values, you can use the

validateField

event in a client script. This event is triggered whenever a field is changed. Here is a sample code snippet that was provided in the conversations:

javascript
function validateField(context) {
    var currentRecord = context.currentRecord;
    var field_name = context.fieldId;
    var price_level_id = currentRecord.getValue('pricelevel');

    if (field_name == 'pricelevel') {
        if (price_level_id == "") {
            alert("Value Must Exist")
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

In this example, the

validateField

function is checking if the

pricelevel

field is empty. If it is, it alerts the user and returns

false

, which prevents the field from being changed. However, if you want to revert the field to its default value, you would need to store the default value somewhere (like in a variable or a hidden field) and then set the field value back to the default value when the validation fails. Please note that client scripts only have access to the

currentRecord

, not the

oldRecord

. Therefore, you would need to keep track of the default value yourself. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******