Pull catalog item variables into catalog task description

Dead Blade · ‎08-24-2017

I have been looking at all the different post about pulling catalog item variable into the catalog task. Most of the post have been about pulling variables into the short.description. I would like to pull selected variable into the DESCRIPTION of the task.

My thoughts are to have a script within the Catalog item add all the variables that I wish to apply to the DESCRIPTION into one variable. Example var u_description = Var1 + Var2 + Var3 + ext.

Then in the Workflow apply task.description = current.variables.u_description.

With this ideology I can use one workflow, but in each catalog item I can define the variables I wish to apply to the task DESCRIPTION by adding them to u_description within the Cat Item.

Your thoughts please? And how do I apply this script to the Catalog Item?

SanjivMeher · ‎08-29-2017

Can you try the below script. It is a onBefore Insert/Update business rule on Catalog task table

var keys = new Array();

var set = new GlideappVariablePoolQuestionSet();

set.setRequestID(current.request_item);

set.load();

var vs = set.getFlatQuestions();

var description =''

for (var i=0; i < vs.size(); i++) {

if(vs.get(i).getLabel() != '' && vs.get(i).getDisplayValue() != '' && vs.get(i).getDisplayValue() != 'false') {

description = description +vs.get(i).getLabel() + " : " + vs.get(i).getDisplayValue() + "\n";

}

current.description = description;

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Dead Blade · ‎08-24-2017

Hi Sharique, what am I doing wrong?

Could not save record because of a compile error: JavaScript parse error at line (1) column (64) problem = missing ; before statement (<refname>; line 1)

task.description = current.variables.u_description +"\n1"current.variables.u_cube_office + "\n2" + current.variables.u_startdate;

Kunal Jha · ‎08-24-2017

William,

As you told earlier that you would not be using workflow and want to accomplish using client script then

use below code "on Submit":

current.description = current.variables.u_description +"\n"current.variables.u_cube_office + "\n" + current.variables.u_startdate;

"\n" - this is used to move the variable to next line

Dead Blade · ‎08-24-2017

Could not save record because of a compile error: JavaScript parse error at line (3) column (70) problem = missing ; before statement (<refname>; line 3)

Missing semicolon

Expected an assignment or function call and instead saw an expression

function onSubmit() {

//Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below

current.description = current.variables.u_description +"\n"current.variables.u_cube_office + "\n" + current.variables.u_startdate;

}

Kunal Jha · ‎08-24-2017

oops my mistake.

Note: Before creating client script create a variable called description under the catalog item.

In the catalog client script select the catalog Item and in the variable name field select description field

Example Screen shot:

Try using this:

function onSubmit() {

//Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below

var desc = g_form.getValue('u_description') +"\n"+ g_form.getValue('u_cube_office') + "\n" + g_form.getValue('u_startdate');

g_form.setValue('description',desc);

}

Dead Blade · ‎08-30-2017

Thank you for your help as well.