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How to create a dropdown in service catalog?

saipavankot
Kilo Contributor

Can someone help me with the process of how to create the dropdown in service catalog item. I want the thing to be selected by clicking on dropdown button.

 

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Dr Atul G- LNG
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https://www.servicenow.com/community/itsm-forum/dropdown-variable-for-catalog-item/td-p/623853

 

https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/washingtondc/servicenow-platform/service-catalog/r_VariableTypes.h...

 

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Tanushree Maiti
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Hi @saipavankot ,

 

To create a dropdown in a ServiceNow Catalog Item, you can use

 

1) Select Box variable types // select the reference table with filtered ref Qualifier

  1. Open the variable you just created.
  2. Go to the Question Choices related list at the bottom and click New.
  3. Provide the choice details:
    • Text: The label shown to the user 
    • Value: The technical value stored in the system 
    • Order: Defines the sequence of this choice in the list (e.g., 100, 200, 300).
  4. Repeat for every option you want to include

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2)Lookup Select Box variable types   //From a ref table - you can populate dropdown choices

  1. Click New and select Lookup Select Box as the Type.
  2. Fill in the Basics:
    • Question: The label visible to users (e.g., "Select a Department").
    • Name: The technical name used in scripts.
    • Order: Determines the position on the form.
  3. Configure Type Specifications:
    • Lookup from table: Choose the table containing your data (e.g. sys_user_group).
    • Lookup value field: Select the field whose value is stored in the database (usually Sys ID).
    • Lookup label field(s): Choose the field(s) the user will see in the dropdown (e.g.Name).
    • Reference qualifier: Add a filter like active=true to only show relevant records

            

  1. Open the variable you just created.
  2. Go to the Question Choices related list at the bottom and click New.
  3. Provide the choice details:
    • Text: The label shown to the user 
    • Value: The technical value stored in the system 
    • Order: Defines the sequence of this choice in the list (e.g., 100, 200, 300).
  4. Repeat for every option you want to include

 

 

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