Setting a Catalog Task variable to mandatory based on the value of another

[Wayne Richmond]

Hi all. I've been reading some of the many discussions on Catalog Task variables in order to resolve my issue but haven't found anything definitive. Here's what I'm trying to achieve:

On a Catalog Task I have two variables 'sdr_replace_success' and 'sdr_issues'. sdr_replace_success is a Yes/No field with None. If the selection is 'no' I want to make sdr_issues mandatory. To do this I've been trying to use a UI Policy with Scripts enabled. Here is what I've ended up with with no success:

[marcguy]

I know when doing this in a catalog ui policy or catalog client script (which incidentally you can tick to run on items and task forms too).

then you just need to use g_form.setMandatory('variable_name'), not variables.variable_name.

[Wayne Richmond]

Thanks but that didn't seem to work

[staceyrocheleau]

He's doing it on the catalog task itself and not on the variable/item level so he needs to use "variables.variable_name" in this case.

[Jim Coyne · Accepted solution]

I think you are creating this as a "normal" UI Policy on the Task form, correct?   I would create it as a Catalog UI Policy instead and check the "Applies to Catalog Tasks" field:

You may have to switch to the the "Advanced" view to see the field.   And then you can use a "Catalog UI Policy Action" to set the variable to mandatory instead of with a script.