Inserting javascript into a field via code without executing the code

[Jonas27]

I want to create a Catalog Item variable via code and in the "default_value" field, there should be the following code:

But when I create the Catalog Item variable by code in a UI Policy like this:

 then the "default_value" does not contain

and instead it contains the sys_id of the logged in user.

So is there a way to insert javascript code into the default_value field via code without the code being executed?

[Juhi Poddar]

Hello @Jonas27 

Try this:

var variable = new GlideRecord('item_option_new');
variable.setValue('default_value', "javascript: 'gs.getUserID()'");
//and some other field values
variable.insert();

Hope this helps!

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Juhi Poddar

[Jonas27]

Thanks for the proposed solution, but this

leads to only "gs.getUserID()" getting inserted into the default_value field, so without the javascript part at the beginning.

[Juhi Poddar]

Hello @Jonas27 

• You cannot directly insert JavaScript code into the default_value field of a Catalog Item variable without it being executed.
• ServiceNow automatically processes certain script prefixes, like javascript:, when the variable is loaded.

Hope this helps!

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[Vishal Jaswal]

Hello @Jonas27 

To achieve something like below, use a "Custom with Label" Type field with default value as javascript:gs.getUserID() or if you want to use a text field then wrap the default value in single or double quotes: 'javascript:gs.getUserID()'