Using a list collector in a catalog item

[aalarco4]

I've set up a list collector variable for the table sys_user_group; the catalog item will ask the user to pick groups that we have already defined in our instance. My question is what can I do with the data that is placed in this variable?

I created a RITM record with this variable and then I run this code through Background - script. (The plan is to use a Run Script in the workflow, but I haven't built the workflow yet.)

var recList = new GlideRecord('sc_req_item');
recList.get('sys_id', 'e4bf6bf21c9a50009b1260927b40f723'); //This is the sys_id of the record I created

var str = recList.variables.list; //The list collector variable
gs.log(str);

When I run this code, the system will print out: b872401c0a0a3cde018c829760e8f69a,b8724c640a0a3cde012f44d3fcd6aa54,d60ffcfb0a0a3cde018716cd5204aaf6 (These are the sys_ids of the groups chosen in the record.)

The problem that I'm having is that I cannot manipulate the variable data in anyway. I've tried to treat it like a String, but none of the normal String attributes work. I cannot get the length or use any methods such as .slice() or .indexOf(); when I try to get the length or return the results of a method, the system outputs "undefined". I've also tried to treat it like an Array, but if I try and reference str[0] I get "undefined" as well.

This is my first attempt to use a list collector and I checked the Wiki but I didn't find much information on this topic. Any thoughts or assistance on this topic would be extremely helpful.

[Brad Tilton]

You can output the values from the list collector to an array and work with them from there by doing:

var str = recList.variables.list.toString();
var array = str.split(",");

[aalarco4]

Awesome! Thanks Brad! That's exactly what I needed.

[mdidrikson]

Do you know if you can output the values from a List Collector in a Workflow?

Thanks!

Mark

[aalarco4]

I didn't use this script in a workflow because we went in a different direction, but I don't see why this script wouldn't work in a "Run Script" workflow module.