Invoke a script include in an item built with Catalog Builder

[ILYA STEIN]

We are building a form-based catalog item using Catalog Builder. A new requirement came up to do some calculations based on user selections; e.g., display total amount of RAM on servers selected using multi-select choice variable, also some other calculations based on the total amount of RAM. Seems like the only way to implement this functionality is via scripting. What is the best / recommended way to do that, or is Catalog Builder not the right tool for such scenarios?

[Vishal Jaswal]

Hello @ILYA STEIN 

Yes, with caveats.

Catalog Builder is still viable if you’re okay with jumping to the classic view for the scripting parts. Catalog builder doesn’t currently support advanced scripting within its interface, but any catalog item created through Catalog Builder is still a regular catalog item under the hood. This means in the old classic view, you can use the related list/tab to develop catalog client scripts and/or catalog ui policies to achieve your dynamic calculations.

[ILYA STEIN]

So in other words, the catalog item needs to be published first, and then script can be added through the established development process?

[Vishal Jaswal · Accepted solution]

yes @ILYA STEIN