Populate the Multiline Text field value based on the checkbox selected in Catalog Item

[sarthak92]

Hi  SNOW Champs, I have a requirement where the Multiline Text in the Catalog Item should be populated based on the checkboxes selected. Example, I have three checkboxes, so whenever I select any of the checkboxes or maybe multiple, than the checkbox label should appear in the multi-line text field in separate lines i.e. single checkbox label in each line. I am certain that this can be achieved via On Submit client script but not sure about the script which needs to be used. Can someone help on the script please. 

Example:

Checkbox 1  - Selected

Checkbox 2 - Selected

Checkbox 3 

Multi-line Text field should populate as below : 

Checkbox 1 label

Checkbox 2  label

[Brad Bowman]

Since you know what the labels are, and they don't change we can keep this simple.  If you want to use this for multiple items you can call a script include to lookup the variable labels and return that to the text box.

function onSubmit() {
    var mytxt = '';
    if(g_form.getValue('v_my_checkbox1') == 'true' ){
        mytxt = 'Checkbox 1 label'; 
    }
    if(g_form.getValue('v_my_checkbox2') == 'true' ){
        if(mytxt == ''){ 
            mytxt = 'Checkbox 2 label';
        }
        else{
            mytxt = mytxt + '\nCheckbox 2 label';
        }
    }
    if(g_form.getValue('v_my_checkbox3') == 'true' ){
        if(mytxt == ''){
            mytxt = 'Checkbox 3 label';
        }
        else{
            mytxt = mytxt + '\nCheckbox 3 label';
        }
}

g_form.setValue('v_text', mytxt);
}

[sarthak92]

Hi Brad, Thanks for reply.

Is it possible to achieve this via on-change client script ? Client requires the value in the multi line field to populate on real time basis. So, when a checkbox 1 is checked, it displays in multiline text field and if unchecked it no longer shows in text field. Similiarly for checkbox 2 and 3 also. Each checkbox label should populate to a new line in multiline text field. I am not able to achieve this basically so how can we remove a specific line from the multi line text based on the checkboxes. Also not sure how can we assign each checkbox label to the next preceeding line?

[Brad Bowman]

Same script, just create one onChange for each checkbox variable:

function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
  if (isLoading || newValue == '') {
    return;
  }

  var mytxt = '';
  if(g_form.getValue('v_my_checkbox1') == 'true' ){
    mytxt = 'Checkbox 1 label';
  }
  if(g_form.getValue('v_my_checkbox2') == 'true' ){
    if(mytxt == ''){
      mytxt = 'Checkbox 2 label';
    }
    else{
      mytxt = mytxt + '\nCheckbox 2 label';
    }
  }
  if(g_form.getValue('v_my_checkbox3') == 'true' ){
    if(mytxt == ''){
      mytxt = 'Checkbox 3 label';
    }
  else{
    mytxt = mytxt + '\nCheckbox 3 label';
  }
}

g_form.setValue('v_text', mytxt);
}

[shruthi17]

Hello Brad,

Even I am writing a script to achieve a similar condition. It is not for a "check-box" but for a variable selected . I have created a Catalog UI policy but also it is failing. Below is my client script can you please suggest what needs to  be modified.

function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
if (isLoading || newValue == '') {
return;
}
alert('test Mount_info');
var server_sys_id = g_form.getValue('ServerCI');
alert('hello');
var ga = new GlideAjax('fmr_add_backup_FS');
ga.addParam('sysparm_name', 'validateRequestDetails');
ga.addParam('sysparm_tvm', server_sys_id);
ga.getXML(getResponse);

function getResponse(response) {
var fsDetail = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute('answer');
alert(fsDetail);

if (complete-partial == 'Partial'){

g_form.setValue('File_System_detail', fsDetail);

}

}

}