Parsing list collector selections

[shane_holland]

Hi everyone -

I need to check for a particular selection from a list collector in a Service Catalog item. In the workflow, I can get the values (which are comma delimited by default) like:

current.variables.list_collector.getDisplayValue()

What I need to do is when generating tasks, I need to create a task if a certain item is in the list collector. In the workflow, how can I parse the selections and look for a particular item?

Thanks,

Shane

[AlexandreHerrer]

Hi,

You've to put the sys_id of the "Item A" in place of the name.

or you can try, and check the name of your record in the if using a gliderecord:

var list = current.variables.list_collector.getDisplayValue();

var arrayList = list.split(",");

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

  }

Best Regards

Alexandre Herrero

EDIT: Try to display what is returned by current.variables.list_collector.getDisplayValue(); ---> so you will know what condition to do ---> for example: gs.log("Test: " + current.variables.list_collector.getDisplayValue());

[shane_holland]

Hi Alexandre -

The return is the text display for the items, so example in the log it is in fact returning "Item A"

With that, I think your code you provided initially should work....

What am I missing?

Thanks,

Shane

[AlexandreHerrer]

Hi,

Sometime it's just a problem of a "toString()" missing.

You can try to take the values like that: current.variables.list_collector.toString();

You should be able to make it work.

Best Regards

Alexandre

[shane_holland]

Alexandre -

The code you used works great with the toString(), I just needed to be searching on the sys_id of those objects. Works fine now once I put that in the script.

Thank you,

Shane

[Jim Coyne]

If you are searching on the sys_id, there is no need to break it into an array.   The simplest way to do it is:

answer = (function() {

 if (current.variables.list_collector.toString().indexOf("sys id you are looking for") > -1) {

   return "yes";

 }

 return "no";

})();

It will return "yes" if the sys_id is found in the comma-separated string of sys_ids that the list collector stores its values in.