How to Update a Candidate Status from Form Script

[ss513546039]

After a certain validation, we need to update the candidate status to Screened etc., so please provide any suggestion or sample code to refer.

we tried using ajax, but call is not going through successfully. Bullhorn passing different candidate id than what we are seeing in the UI, please find the details below

From bullhorn side: https://bhnext.bullhornstaffing.com/BullhornStaffing/Update/UpdEntities.cfm?updKey=7%3BG%5E7%40U%5E%5FCH%2A%3EMN%5C%20U%3CO%23R%3B%27%25F1ZJD80%20%0A&keyColumn=candidateID&candidateID=823550&ID=823550&status=Active&entity=Candidate&saratogaEntityName=Candidate&updColumns=status&updTypes=String&&doNotAlert=TRUE&reloadOpener=FALSE&closeOnFinish=TRUE&nocache=1491656662331

From ACS side:

https://bhnext.bullhornstaffing.com/BullhornStaffing/Update/UpdEntities.cfm?updKey=7%3BG%5E7%40U%5E%5FCH%2A%3EMN%5C%20U%3CO%23R%3B%27%25F1ZJD80%20%0A&keyColumn=candidateID&candidateID=920373&ID=920373&status=New%20Lead&entity=Candidate&saratogaEntityName=Candidate&updColumns=status&updTypes=String&&doNotAlert=TRUE&reloadOpener=FALSE&closeOnFinish=TRUE&nocache=1491647394386

Thanks, Suresh

[bvkimball]

Hi Suresh,

So I think what you are describing would be better suited as a Form Trigger which is a ServerSide hook that will pre-validate before saving the record, you can manipulate the packet prior to save or return a validation error.

FormScripts are for real-time validations or manipulation of the form at runtime. You would need to use JS to get the FORM on the page and override the Submit action or listen to 'change' events on the inputs that are related to the Validation. onChange you could use JS to populate the Form Input for status to equal Screened

From your initial description a FormTrigger would be a better fit.

Brian

[ss513546039]

understand but is any way we can achieve through form script, its good if we can achieve it by form script, otherwise we need to go back to form trigger for this one process alone and again time consuming process.

Thanks, Suresh Somasundaram

[ss513546039]

or could you please provide the service details, so will call the service and update the status accordingly. Thanks, Suresh Somasundaram

[ss513546039]

We are able to figure out how to update the status from form script.

Thanks, Suresh Somasundaram