Current.variables.<variable name> not working in my catalog item's workflow

[Shant Cancik]

My workflow has an "Approval User" activity with a script that uses a Gliderecord to filter a table

Here is my code:

var target = new GlideRecord ('u_application_table);
target.addQuery('name', current.variables.what_app_name);
target.addQuery('u_permissions', current.variables.what_permissions);
target.query();

I'm trying to use current.variables.<variable name> in lines 2 and 3 to pull the values of the variables what_app_name and what_permissions. If I replace them with a string like 'hello' I do get results but doing it the way I do above gets me nothing. Am I doing something wrong? These variables are lookup select boxes that reference two columns in my application_table table. I'm wondering if the fact that they are references is whats messing something up.

[Harsh Vardhan]

workflow.variables.what_permissions

http://wiki.servicenow.com/index.php?title=Using_Variables_in_a_Workflow#gsc.tab=0

[Shant Cancik]

Hey Harsh,

Unfortunately this didn't solve my problem. The variables I'm trying to pull the data from are in my catalog item. Using workflow.variables.<variable name>   within the javascript section in my workflow activity doesn't seem to retrieve that data. Any thoughts on this?

[Harsh Vardhan]

on which table you are writing that above script?

get value of a variable set inside a workflow

[Shant Cancik]

Hi Harsh,

The script is run in the sc_request table which I believe is correct? After noticing some information in the link you sent me I want to add that the variable is in fact a reference variable to a field on a table. I believe my script might be pulling the sys id of the fie reference field? I'm not sure how I'd verify that nor do I know how to fix it. I need the value not the sys id