$().SPServices() is not a function.

[Bashya Rajan Aravazhi]

Hello,
I am using DFFS for a SharePoint Online list. I have CustomJS that pulls data from another SharePoint List(Staff Master List). I am getting $().SPServices is not a function .

I have added the JQuery Reference on Site Assets & also referenced them on the text area above the CustomJS.
Seems like JQuery is not getting loaded, but not sure how to resolve.

function setDemoValues()
{
    
    var PreferredName = "";
    $.each(spjs.utility.getFieldValue({"fin":"Employee_x0020_Name","key":"loginName"}),function(i,login){
    var userProfile = spjs.utility.userProfile(login);
    PreferredName = userProfile.PreferredName;
    setFieldValue('Title', PreferredName);
    });
    
    var query = "<Query><Where><Eq><FieldRef Name='Name' /><Value Type='User'>" +PreferredName + "</Value></Eq></Where></Query>";
    var camlViewFields = "<ViewFields><FieldRef Name='Reports_x0020_To'/><FieldRef Name='Department'/><FieldRef Name='Position'/><FieldRef Name='Job_x0020_Title'/></ViewFields>";
    
    $().SPServices({
        operation: "GetListItems",
        async: false,
        webURL: "http://xxxx/yyyyyyyy", 
        listName: "Staff Master List", 
        CAMLViewFields: camlViewFields, 
        CAMLQuery:query, 
        completefunc: function(xData, Status) 
        {
    		$(xData.responseXML).SPFilterNode("z:row").each(function() {
    		    
    		    if ($(this).attr("ows_Reports_x0020_To"))
    		    {
    		        TeamLeadr_str = $(this).attr("ows_Reports_x0020_To").split(';#')[1];
    		        setFieldValue('Reports_x0020_To',TeamLeadr_str);
    		    }
    		    if ($(this).attr("ows_Department"))
    		    {
    		        setFieldValue('Department', $(this).attr("ows_Department"));
    		    }
    		    if ($(this).attr("ows_Position"))
    		    {
    		        setFieldValue('Position', $(this).attr("ows_Position"));
    		    }
    		    if ($(this).attr("ows_Job_x0020_Title"))
    		    {
    		        setFieldValue('Position_x0020_Level', $(this).attr("ows_Job_x0020_Title"));
    		    } });
         }
      });
}

[Alexander Bautz]

Hi,
SPServices is not part of DFFS. If you want to use it you must load it in the textarea above Custom JS.

You don’t need to use it either as DFFS has built in support for getting list items – see this thread for example code: https://spjsblog.com/forums/topic/query-update-delete-an-item-in-javascript/

Alexander

[Bashya Rajan Aravazhi]

Hi Alexandar,
I have already added the JQuery Library to my Site Assets and referenced in the text area above the CustomJS. Please find image.

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[Alexander Bautz]

I forgot to mention that jQuery is automatically loaded with DFFS so you must not load it again – that can cause problems.

Alexander

[Bashya Rajan Aravazhi]

Please correct me if I’m wrong. Now I can remove the JQuery Reference, is what you mean ?

[Alexander Bautz]

I referred to jQuery as the jQuery JavaScript library and not jQuery.SPServices so your setup should be OK.

I guess that the $ namespace (alias for jQuery) used in the SPServices library for some reason is not populated when jQuery is loaded. I have seen that SharePoint or other third party code uses the same namespace.

You can try adding something like this in the top of your Custom JS to fix it:
$ = jQuery;
I still recommend using the built in spjs.utility functionality linked in my previous answer instead of SPServices.

Alexander

[Bashya Rajan Aravazhi]

I have added $ = jQuery; on to of Custom JS. Still facing the same issue as below.
Also I have tried using QueryItems from SPJS.Utility, then I am getting errors at the View Fields, as my requirement is to retrieve many columns of a different SharePoint List. Shall Share the error soon now,

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[Alexander Bautz]

If you can show me the code you have written using spjs.utility I’ll help you get the syntax correct.

Alexander

[Bashya Rajan Aravazhi]

Hi Alex,
Sorry for the delayed reply. I have tried using the SPJS.Utility method as suggested by you and getting the below error at ViewFields. When I try to read the items from a sample list (DFFS_TestList) the same code works like a charm. Is there any item limit for CamlViewfields.

Below is the code :
var query = “<Query><Where><Eq><FieldRef Name=’Name’ /><Value Type=’User’>” +PreferredName + “</Value></Eq></Where></Query>”;
var camlViewFields = “<ViewFields><FieldRef Name=’Reports_x0020_To’/><FieldRef Name=’Department’/><FieldRef Name=’Position’/><FieldRef Name=’Job_x0020_Title’/><FieldRef Name=’Hire_x0020_Date’/><FieldRef Name=’Perm_x0020_Date’/><FieldRef Name=’Status’/><FieldRef Name=’ADP_x0020_File_x0020__x0023_’/><FieldRef Name=’Location’/><FieldRef Name=’Company’/><FieldRef Name=’ADP_x0020_File_x0020__x0023_’/><FieldRef Name=’Sprout_x0020_Employee_x0020_ID’/></ViewFields>”;
var TeamLeadr_str = “”;
debugger;
spjs.utility.queryItems({
“listName”: “Staff Master List”, // List display name or GUID
“listBaseUrl”:”http://team/TraditionalQA&#8221;,
“query”: query,
“viewFields”: camlViewFields
});

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[Alexander Bautz]

This function is supposed to be used like this:

var PreferredName = "your_variable_input";
var query = "<Where><Eq><FieldRef Name='Name' /><Value Type='User'>" + PreferredName + "</Value></Eq></Where>";
var camlViewFields = ["Reports_x0020_To", "Department", "Position", "Job_x0020_Title", "Hire_x0020_Date", "Perm_x0020_Date", "Status", "ADP_x0020_File_x0020__x0023_", "Location", "Company", "ADP_x0020_File_x0020__x0023_", "Sprout_x0020_Employee_x0020_ID"];
var TeamLeadr_str = "";
var res = spjs.utility.queryItems({
    "listName": "Staff Master List", // List display name or GUID
    "listBaseUrl": "/sites/site_name",
    "query": query,
    "viewFields": camlViewFields
});
if(res.count > 0){
    console.log(res.items);
}else{
    console.log("no items found");
}

• This reply was modified 3 months, 2 weeks ago by Alexander Bautz. Reason: Fixed code snippet
• This reply was modified 3 months, 1 week ago by Alexander Bautz. Reason: Fixed code snippet

[Bashya Rajan Aravazhi]

Hi Again,
While using the above code, on the TestList, I am getting the below error. Where get list items is success, but the control executes the error block.

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[Alexander Bautz]

I have fixed the error in the code (I mixed up the format of the returned data).

Alexander

[Bashya Rajan Aravazhi]

Thanks , this worked. Just a last check, When the Query list resides on SharePoint 2016 On-Prem, this solution fails, is that a limitation? For any SharePoint Online list, I am able to get the values.

[Alexander Bautz]

Not sure, what kind of error are you getting?

Alexander

[Bashya Rajan Aravazhi]

No specific error, but just that the res.items is 0, whereas the res.items has a count with SharePoint Online Lists.

[Bashya Rajan Aravazhi]

Also, the Query doesn’t seems to work, as in the res.items.Count is getting me the entire list item count, instead it should be 1.

[Bashya Rajan Aravazhi]

Here’s the screenshot

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[Alexander Bautz]

When using spjs.utility.queryItems you are only supposed to use <Where>…</Where> in the query part – not <Query><Where>…</Where></Query>

Alexander

[Bashya Rajan Aravazhi]

Thanks, Worked.!!!

[Alexander Bautz]

Thanks for the feedback – I’m glad you got it up and running.

Alexander

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