What is the use of applies on requested item, applies on catalog task, applies on catalog view in catalog client script. Please explain with example.

[AVG]

What is the use of applies on requested item, applies on catalog task, applies on catalog view in catalog client script. Please explain with example.

[Brad Tilton]

This has to do with where the variables are displayed. Applies on catalog item is referring to the catalog item that the user is filling out, and this is what most catalog client scripts need to be applying to.

The other two requested item and catalog task are talking about when the variables show up in the variable editor on the ritm and task after then user submits the request. The reason these options are there is because many times you only want to apply the client script to the initial request form, and then you want to show all of the variables with no manipulation on the requested item and task.

[AVG]

Hi brad,

Thank you for your response. Can we manipulate the variables on requested item if yes, what is the scenario for that. Any real time example, when we need that. 

[Brad Tilton]

Yes you can manipulate the variables on the requested item. An example would be if you wanted all of the variables to be read only after checkout for a specific item you could do that with a catalog client script or policy that only applies to the ritm form.

[AVG]

That's really helpful. One more question, can we create a workflow task on a custom table or we can create a task for only tables which are extended by the task table???