Client script for setting the value of custom fields to empty whose display type is false

Requirement

Based on the custom form selected from a select box, there are some fields whose display type can be false or true. On the save of that record, find all the custom fields whose display type is false and set those custom fields to empty.

Solution

/**
 * @NApiVersion 2.x
 * @NScriptType ClientScript
 * @NModuleScope SameAccount
 */


define(['N/currentRecord', 'N/record', 'N/search'],
/**
 * @param{currentRecord} currentRecord
 * @param{record} record
 * @param{search} search
 */
function(currentRecord, record, search) {
    /**
     * Validation function to be executed when record is saved.
     *
     * @param {Object} scriptContext
     * @param {Record} scriptContext.currentRecord - Current form record
     * @returns {boolean} Return true if record is valid
     *
     * @since 2015.2
     */
    function saveRecord(scriptContext) {
        try {
            var record = nlapiCreateRecord('customrecord_jj_store_visit');
            var fields = record.getAllFields();   //Get all the fields
 of a custom record
            var cust_array = [];      //Array to store all the custom fields 
            for (var i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
                if ((fields[i].startsWith("cust"))){
                    cust_array.push(fields[i])
                }
            }


            var objRecord = currentRecord.get();    //Get currentrecord

//Loop through custom fields array to check the display type and if the display type is false , set its value to ''


               cust_array.forEach(function (element) {
                     if (!objRecord.getField({fieldId: element}).isDisplay) {    //check DisplayType of field is false
                         if(objRecord.getField({fieldId: element}).type!=='checkbox'){       //check type not checkbox and set all those fieldvalue to null

                            objRecord.setValue({
                                fieldId: element,
                                value: ''
                            });

                       }
                         // else{                             //To set the fields with type checkbox to false
                         //     objRecord.setValue({
                         //         fieldId: element,
                         //         value: false
                         //     });
                         // }
                     }

               });
            return true;
        }
        catch (e) {
            console.log('Error in saverecord',e)

        }
    }

    return {
        saveRecord: saveRecord
    };
    
});