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Flow designer get current action fields

Maxime — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:14:51 GMT

Hello Team,

I was wondering how is it possible to get by code, the short description field of my current action in the description field ?

Thank you for your advise

Re: Flow designer get current action fields

Sumanth16 — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:31:35 GMT

Hi @Maxime ,

Your syntax should be like below:

var sysId = fd_data.trigger.current.short_description;

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Sumanth Meda

Re: Flow designer get current action fields

Maxime — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 08:29:30 GMT

Hello @Sumanth16

Thank you for your help. It doesn't work, error: attempting to use undefined input = 'current' from Service Catalog item request

Re: Flow designer get current action fields

James Chun — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:26:54 GMT

Hey @Maxime,

I assume you are using the 'Service Catalog' for the Flow trigger?

If so, you can use the following to retrieve the short description of the RITM

fd_data.trigger.request_item.short_description

Cheers

Re: Flow designer get current action fields

Maxime — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:49:48 GMT

Hey @James Chun

Yes but it's not the requested item short description which is needed here. I need to set the description of my current task with short description of my current task dynamicaly.

I search the equivalent in workflow editor of : task.description = task.short_description+"...end of my description...";

Regards

Re: Flow designer get current action fields

James Chun — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:54:40 GMT

Hi @Maxime,

Right, I see what you are trying to do. I don't think you can use 'current' or any of the objects here as the record/reference hasn't been created yet.

One workaround I can think of is to use a Flow variable and use it across both of the short description and description fields.

Cheers

Re: Flow designer get current action fields

Josh Pirozzi — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:15:09 GMT

Hi @Maxime ,

You could always try:

Catalog Task Created
'Wait for XX amount of time' Step
Look up Catalog Task Record (where SysID is SysID of the Created Catalog Task)
Update Record Step where you can now Dot Walk / Write the Short Description into the Description

Hope this helps!

Josh Pirozzi

Re: Flow designer get current action fields

Maxime — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:33:44 GMT

Hi,

Yes this it, this is the best workaround that I have imagined. But I am disappointed to see that there is no equivalent to the workflow editor.

Thank you for the conversation

Re: Flow designer get current action fields

Maxime — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:36:11 GMT

Hi @Josh Pirozzi,

Thank you, in fact this is a workaround possible, but a little bit loud against to create a flow variable to use.

Best