How to get variables in catalog item by dot-walk in auto-populate ?

[namikoY]

Can I get variables in catalog item by dot-walk in auto-populate ?

As shown in the attached image, Questions are displayed in the Dot-walk path window in the Auto-Populate tab, but is it possible to get variables  using this?

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@namikoY 

if it's a reference field then you can dot walk to multiple levels.

As per your screenshot it's not possible

Your 1st variable is referring to which table?

what's your business requirement?

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[Community Alums]

Hi @namikoY 

we cannot directly use Dot-Walk to reference variables in the Auto-Populate tab of a catalog item.

instead, we can Use a Catalog Client Script(either onLoad, onChange, or onSubmit) to populate variables dynamically.

e.g. 

function onLoad() {
    var previousFieldValue = g_form.getValue('your_field_name');
    g_form.setValue('target_variable', previousFieldValue);
}