Set empty value to date column onBeforeSave event

#1

Hi support,
I am using date InlineEditor column. When I clear the value in Date column, I want to set empty value to it.
But now its again set the previous value.

gantt.ext.inlineEditors.attachEvent(“onBeforeSave”, function (state: any) {
if ( state.newValue == null) {
state.newValue=’’;
}
return true;
});

I added this code snippet , but it didn’t work.

Thanks,
Rasagb

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#2

Hello,
The inline editor returns the previous value of the task, because for the task, start_date and end_date are required parameters. There is no built-in way to set an empty value to the date column, but you can implement it with the unsсheduled tasks which have no dates in Gantt:
https://docs.dhtmlx.com/gantt/desktop__unscheduled_tasks.html ;
And when the null value is set in the date column, you need to add the unscheduled property to the task and clear the start_date of the task. In the end, you need to update the task by updateTask method:
https://docs.dhtmlx.com/gantt/api__gantt_updatetask.html ;
Please check the example of how it might be implemented:
https://snippet.dhtmlx.com/2gjz2ol3

Clear custom date fields inline editor
#3

Hi ,

actually this column is a custom date column in Gantt. we need to do this without se task unscheduled.

Thanks.
Rasagb

#4

Hello,
If you have the custom date, so you need to use the date inline editor with specified map_to: "custom_date" property:
https://docs.dhtmlx.com/gantt/desktop__inline_editing.html ;
And when the null value is set in the custom date column, you need to clear the custom_date of the task:

gantt.ext.inlineEditors.attachEvent("onBeforeSave", function (state) {
    let task = gantt.getTask(state.id);
    if (state.columnName == "custom_date" && state.newValue == null) {
        task.custom_date = "";
        gantt.updateTask(task.id)
    }
    return true;
});

Please check the following snippet:
https://snippet.dhtmlx.com/o3pwvj8p