Catalog Item Variables readonly_clickthrough=true attribute?

[Chase Stevenson]

Hello, I'm aware that you can set a dictionary attribute on reference table columns so you can click to the referenced record even if the field is read only: readonly_clickthrough=true.

Is there a similar way to do this for catalog item variables?

We have catalog items where the variables are all set to read only on the SCTASK record. The issue with this is you can't click through the read only to view the referenced record like you normally could on any other field on other tables because this is a catalog item variable. Here's an example of a catalog item variable that is a reference with no click through functionality:

Here is an example of a reference field on a table with click through functionality:

Is this even possible for catalog item variables? I tried to write that attribute readonly_clickthrough=true in the reference variable attributes but it didn't do anything.

[Allen Andreas]

Hi,

Unfortunately, for catalog variables, that attribute won't work.

You'd have to enable the system property: glide.sc.variable.reference.clickthrough

However, as you know, it does it for all variables. So it's like an all or nothing type solution.

I'd recommend that if this doesn't work for you, please suggest an enhancement with the Idea Portal for inclusion in a possible future release.

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[Community Alums]

Sorry to say but no.

[Allen Andreas · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Unfortunately, for catalog variables, that attribute doesn't seem to work.

You'd have to enable the system property: glide.ui.reference.readonly.clickthrough

However, as you know, it does it for all read-only reference fields. Then, going forward, for fields that are read-only where you don't want the reference icon to show, you'd have to use: readonly_clickthrough=false

Here's a variable, read-only, with click through showing it working:

But again...on variables, that attribute (now: readonly_clickthrough=false) doesn't seem to work...heh...

Please mark reply as Helpful/Correct, if applicable. Thanks!

[Bill_Collins]

Well.....That's kind of dumb isn't it?  SNC continues to move away from a platform and to a tool.

(Note: this attribute control was never there for a variable, but should have been added a long time ago.)