How to fill out a catalog variable (Fixed list) from a script

[Joshua Comeau]

Noticed with the following script it is filling out the variable but creating its own choice on the sctask level instead of using the existing variable choice:

EX:

Script:

try{ //DO NOT TOUCH

var cartId = GlideGuid.generate(null); //CartID Generates //DO NOT TOUCH
var cart = new Cart(cartId); //Creates New Cart //DO NOT TOUCH
//add your requested item to the cart by sys_id of the catalog item //DO NOT TOUCH
var item = cart.addItem('7893bd301b90f110e010dd3bdc4bcbca', 1); //Adds Facility Request Catalog //DO NOT TOUCH

//populates variable on catalog to submit

var category = gs.info(current.u_category);
cart.setVariable(item, 'category', current.u_category);

var rc = cart.placeOrder(); //Places Order //DO NOT TOUCH
gs.info(rc.number); //DO NOT TOUCH
}//DO NOT TOUCH
catch(ex){//DO NOT TOUCH
gs.info(ex);//DO NOT TOUCH
}//DO NOT TOUCH
//end

[Brad Bowman · Accepted solution]

Have you made sure the actual value (not label, Name,...) stored in u_category (looks like it's 'home office') exactly matches (space and case-sensitive) the select box variable Value (not the Text label)?

[Joshua Comeau]

This was exactly what it was the field value were missing _'s