Get ListCount counting only user view list items

Question

I have below code, to fetch the count of sharepoint list items to auto generate next item number by incrementing it. But somehow it's only fetching count of list items per user (list is protected to show only resp user's items). i would it instead have get list of all items (irrespective of user). Any help would be appreciated.

<script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.1/jquery.min.js"type = "text/javascript" ></script>
<script type = "text/javascript">
var clientContext = null;
var web = null;
ExecuteOrDelayUntilScriptLoaded(AutoGenerate, "sp.js");

function AutoGenerate() {
    clientContext = new SP.ClientContext.get_current();
    web = clientContext.get_web();
    var list = web.get_lists().getById(_spPageContextInfo.pageListId);
    var camlQuery = new SP.CamlQuery();
    camlQuery.set_viewXml('<View><Query></Query></View>');
    this.listItems = list.getItems(camlQuery);
    clientContext.load(listItems);
    clientContext.executeQueryAsync(Function.createDelegate(this, this.onListItemsLoadSuccess),
        Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQueryFailed));
}

function onListItemsLoadSuccess(sender, args) {

    var AutoIncremental = "AA-XCSA-" + listItems.get_count();
    $("input[title^='Request ID']").val(AutoIncremental);
    $("input[title^='Request ID']").attr('disabled', 'disabled');
}

function onQueryFailed(sender, args) {
    alert('request failed ' + args.get_message() + '\n' + args.get_stackTrace());
}
</script>

Answer 1

I think we can use ItemCount property of the List to get the total item count. I've tested with a list for which item level permission was enabled and found out that regardless what items the user have permission to, the total count is returning the same.

<div>
<input type='button' value='Get item count' onclick="javascript:GetListItemCount();"/>
</div>

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

var url = _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl + "/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('ItemLevelPermission')";

var myData;

function GetListItemCount(){    


        $.ajax({
            url: url,  
            method: "GET",  
            headers: {  
                "Accept": "application/json; odata=verbose"  
            },

            success: function(data){
               
               //myData=data;

               alert("Total item count in the list: " + data.d.ItemCount);
                
            },

            error: function(error){
                   
           alert('Request failed. ' + args.get_message() + 
                '\n' + args.get_stackTrace());
                  
            }
        });
    }

</script>

Answer 2

rahman

I tried your code but somehow when clicked on button, wasn't giving anything. I tried to amalgamate both the codes but aint working either. can you please check, i am trying to assign the count value to variable and use it for next ID generation.

<div>
<input type='button' value='Get item count' onclick="javascript:GetListItemCount();"/>
</div>

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

var AutoIncremental = null;
var url = _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl + "/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Data Setup')";

var myData;

ExecuteOrDelayUntilScriptLoaded(GetListItemCount, "sp.js");

function GetListItemCount(){    


        $.ajax({
            url: url,  
            method: "GET",  
            headers: {  
                "Accept": "application/json; odata=verbose"  
            },

            success: function(data){
               
               //myData=data;

               alert("Total item count in the list: " + data.d.ItemCount);
               var AutoIncremental = "SDSR-" + data.d.ItemCount;
               $("input[title^='Request ID']").val(AutoIncremental);
               $("input[title^='Request ID']").attr('disabled', 'disabled');
                
            },

            error: function(error){
                   
           alert('Request failed. ' + args.get_message() + 
                '\n' + args.get_stackTrace());
                  
            }
        });
    }

</script>