Workflow run script activity return undefined for a Reference variable

[rochelleefernan]

Howdy,

I am getting "undefined" result when I run script on workflow. It worked for different Variable types but not if I'm using a "Reference" variable. 

Variable set type is "Reference"

Code "current.variables.student_info.request_for"

Please help. 

Thank you
Rochellee

[Mike Patel]

what's exactly your variable name ?

current.variables.student_info.request_for

current.variables.student_info

current.variables.request_for

[Narendra Kota]

Hi,

If your reference type variable name is student_info, then 

current.variables.student_info

is correct, but verify that when you're doing a furthermore dot-walk, then make sure that the table to which you're referencing in student_info variable does have a field named request_for or not? If not, then there is the issue, and that's the reason you're getting undefined return value for this expression. Please verify and correct it.

Hope this helps.
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Thanks.

[Steven Parker · Accepted solution]

Looks like you are trying to dot walk to the request_for field.

If you were referencing the sys_user table for example, you could do current.variables.student_info.email and that would give you the email address off of the user record for that user.

If you are just trying to get the request_for field on the Student Info catalog item then it's just current.variables.request_for

One thing to keep in mind too is a reference field is going to return the sys_id.  You can use .getDisplayValue() to get the actual text instead of the sys_id.  Or you can dot walk like I mentioned above to get to any of the fields on the referenced record.

[rochelleefernan]

Thanks that did it. So in the script itself I added .getDisplayValue

From this : current.variables.student_info.request_for

To This : current.variables.student_info.request_for.getDisplayValue()

Thanks everyone.

Rochellee