How to only show the variables that has value in Short Description

Mark Lanning · ‎09-07-2017

I am Tasked to only show the Variables that was Mark as True, or has Values.

Some of my Variables are Reference Fields so the .getDisplayValue() has to be used to add it to the Short Description

Using this type of script works when the Variables are few

current.description = "Action: " + current.variables.action

+ '\n' + "Date Required: " + current.variables.date_required

+ '\n' + "Setup User Like: " + current.variables.set_up_like.getDisplayValue()

+ '\n' + "Requestor's Call Back Number: " + current.variables.Phone_Number

But when having larger numbers of Variables, this basic idea will not work, so now looking for a way to only move the variable to short.description if it has value.

So I was trying something like this:

Boolean getBooleanValue(fieldName)

Returns false if the field value is false or undefined, otherwise returns true.

Parameters:

fieldName - specifies the name of the field.

Returns:

Boolean - the boolean value of the field.

if (getBooleanValue(current.variables.action) != null) {

current.description = "Action: " + current.variables.action;

if (getBooleanValue(current.variables.date_required) != null) {

current.description = "Date Required: " + current.variables.date_required;

if (getBooleanValue(current.variables.set_up_like) != null) {

current.description = "Setup User Like: " + current.variables.set_up_like.getDisplayValue();

if (getBooleanValue(current.variables.Phone_Number) != null) {

current.description = "Requestor's Call Back Number: " + current.variables.Phone_Number;

}

But this is not working. Can anyone please tell me what I am doing that is incorrect, or point me in right direction.

I am doing this from the Workflow Editor using the Core Utilities Run Script Box.

The main idea is so the end user will see what was entered from the Request in the Short Description, without showing all the Variables.

Mark Lanning · ‎09-07-2017

Does this look right? I'm getting error withing the code.

var variablesNames = [];

var item = new GlideappCatalogItem.get(current.3406f8cb4fcb9e40bf23f7e18110c713); //sysid of the catalog item cat_item field on RITM refers to Catalog Item - Error Red Dot ( Unexpected '.'. )

var variables = item.getVariables(); - Error Orange Dot ( expected ')' and instead saw 'var' and Missing Semicolon

while(variables.next())

{

// pushing into an array all the variable names

variablesNames.push(current.variables.action.toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.date_required.toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.set_up_like.getDisplayValue().toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.Phone_Number.toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.user_type.getDisplayValue().toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.Employee_Number.toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.Current_Name.toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.Name_Changed.toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.requested_for.getDisplayValue().toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.chk_network.toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.chk_Epic.toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.chk_email.toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.chk_create_main_wo.toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.chk_plant_maint.toString());

variablesNames.push(current.variables.chk_time_keeping.toString());

}

// now iterate over the variables to know if they have true or not empty

for(var i=0;i<variablesNames.length;i++){

if(current.variables[variablesNames[i]] != '' && current.variables[variablesNames[i]] != 'false' && ){ // this is the condition you can add

Error Red Dot ( expected an identifier and saw ')' and Expected ')' to match '(' from line 27 and instead saw '{' )

gs.print('Variable name is:'+variablesNames[i] + ' value is: ' + current.variables[variablesNames[i]]);

} Error Red Dot (Unrecoveable Syntax error ( 28% Scanned)

}

Mark Lanning · ‎09-07-2017

(current.3406f8cb4fcb9e40bf23f7e18110c713) - Should be (current.sysid3406f8cb4fcb9e40bf23f7e18110c713)

Mark Lanning · ‎09-07-2017

} had a extra - Removed

Mark Lanning · ‎09-07-2017

// now iterate over the variables to know if they have true or not empty

for(var i=0;i<variablesNames.length;i++){

if(current.variables[variablesNames[i]] != '' && current.variables[variablesNames[i]] != 'false' && ){ // this is the condition you can add

Error Red Dot ( expected an identifier and saw ')' and Expected ')' to match '(' from line 27 and instead saw '{' )

current.description('Action:'+ variablesNames[i] + ' value is: ' + current.variables[variablesNames[i]]);

Changed it to:

for (var i=0;i<variablesNames.length;i++) {

if (current.variables[variablesNames[i]] != '' && current.variables[variablesNames[i]] != 'false' ); // this is the condition you can add

current.description('Action:' + variablesNames[i] + ' value is: ' + current.variables[variablesNames[i]]);

}

Mark Lanning · ‎09-08-2017

Script is not working - Help Please

Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong

var variablesNames = [];

var item = new GlideappCatalogItem.get(current.sysid3406f8cb4fcb9e40bf23f7e18110c713); //sysid of the catalog item cat_item field on RITM refers to Catalog Item

var variables = item.getVariables();