Adding requested for to variable set

[ServNowDev]

is the requested for variable type able to be added to a variable set? getting this error

 

[Raghav Sharma24]

Delete this and try creating the variable with same name in variable set.

I believe there is an OOB before BR running which is restricting this movement. 

[Dr Atul - LNG]

No mate, it’s an OOB (out-of-the-box) field. Deleting it would not be a good practice.

[Raghav Sharma24]

Agreed. I thought is a custom variable being moved from variable set to catalog item

[Shashank_Jain]

@ServNowDev ,

Add that in the variable set directly.

Create new variable of type requested for  in the variable set "Test Variable set".

Question - You wanted this on both variable set and catalog variables?

You needed 2 variable?

[Ravi Gaurav]

Hi @ServNowDev 

Why you’re seeing the error

• The Requested For variable is a special system-provided variable tied to catalog items.
• It isn’t a standard variable type like Single Line Text, Reference, Choice, etc.
• Because of this, when you try to add it to a Variable Set, the platform throws an error - ServiceNow doesn’t allow placing that special variable type in a reusable set.

If you need to include something equivalent in a variable set:

Create a Reference variable in your variable set.

Table: sys_user

Name it something like requested_for (or another logical name).

Configure default value as javascript:gs.getUserID() (if you want it to default to the logged-in user).

Apply catalog client scripts / UI policies if you need to mimic the OOB “Requested For” behavior.