How to pass a value from a Widget to a Catalog item variable

MBarrott · ‎03-24-2025

I have a custom widget which is pulling driving directions from a API and parsing it as a string to a variable.

I can see that the directions are parsed correctly via console or system logs, however I now want to pass them to a text multi-line variable I have on the Catalog Item. I browsed the forums and saw some mentions of using $scope but nothing has seemed to work and I'm not familiar with AngularJS.

What is the optimal and/or easiest way to pass this string from the widget to the catalog item variable?

Ankur Bawiskar · ‎03-25-2025

@MBarrott

something like this

api.controller = function($scope) {
    /* widget controller */
    var c = this;
    $scope.page.g_form.setValue('variableName', 1);

};

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Nick Parsons · ‎03-24-2025

@MBarrott Can you share what you've tried and any error message you received so we don't suggest things that you've done already? The approach you mentioned with using $scope seems correct. Also I assume this widget is added to your cat item via the "custom" variable?

MBarrott · ‎03-25-2025

Hi @Nick Parsons

Yes I'm using Custom with label right now. Maybe I was using $scope incorrectly. I had a few instances where the console reported back that $scope was not defined.

Shivalika · ‎03-24-2025

Hello @MBarrott

Have you made use of "Custom" variable type in catalog item ? You can further give the name of the widget there. We have been collecting data in one of the catalog items following this approach and its likely to work.

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MBarrott · ‎03-25-2025

Hi @Shivalika

Yes, I'm currently using Custom with label.