Re-sizing a reference variable width in the item and/or task

[A523]

Hello,

        I found an article on how to re-size a reference variable in the catalog item. Here is the link https://community.servicenow.com/thread/177647

Here is the code used

var myVar = $('sys_display.' + g_form.getControl('<variable name>').id); //Get the correct reference element

myVar.style.width = '350px'; //Set the width

    It works well in the catalog item but it does not work in the item or task. I tried to change the name and tried a few other options that I found

  g_form.getControl('variables.name').style.width = '350px';

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

      if (g_sc_form.nameMap[i].prettyName == '<variable name>') {

          g_form.getControl(g_sc_form.nameMap[i].realName).style.width = '350px';

      }

  }

So far, no luck.

Any of you have some other ideas to get it to work in the item and task as well.

Thanks...Jim

[johnnyw]

THANK YOU BILLY!!   This looks promising.   I'll let you know after I do some further testing.

[jfinn]

Hi Billy,

Thanks very much for this.   I was testing using a different piece of code to increase the size of a reference field but found that while it worked ok on the catalog item, it was not working on the request item and tasks and was also causing issues with UI policies that I had in place on these.

Just tested your code now and after initial testing, it looks to be doing exactly what I needed.   Many thanks.

[johnnyw]

Thanks Billy!   After further testing, it looks like your code did the trick!

Regards,

Johnny