How to check the Short Description of the task

[Alex Raducu]

Hi Everyone,

My requirement is to show different Variables and them to be editable on different tasks.

For this to be the most precise we are using a new WF and we want to show the variables and to make them editable based on the Short description as all of the tasks have different Short descriptions.

can someone help me with how should i call this in the script include?

In the client script I will use If function to check the sd

Thank you!

[Nayan Dhamane]

Hello @Alex Raducu ,

As you already mentioned you are using the WF so depending on the task you can select variable which you want to show on the task in the task activity of workflow.

For making the fields read only on based of short descripton. It is not necesary to use script include.

You cna just write an onload script, add if condition and mention the fields ehich you want to make read only using below code snippet:

g_form.setReadOnly('your field name',true); //makes field read only

g_form.setReadOnly('your field name',false); //make field editable

[Alex Raducu]

Hi  @Nayan Dhamane 

If (g_form.getValue('short_description') = "ShortDescriptionText" 

g_form.setReadOnly('field name',true); 

g_form.setReadOnly('field name',false); 

else if (g_form.getValue('short_description') = "ShortDescriptionText2"

If (g_form.getValue('short_description') = "ShortDescriptionText" 

g_form.setReadOnly('field name',true); 

g_form.setReadOnly('field name',false); 

else if and so on...?

Should it work like this?

[Nayan Dhamane]

@Alex Raducu,
https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/best-practice-to-make-fields-read-only/m-p/2491...

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/client-script-to-make-fields-read-only-based-on...

Use the post asnwer as referrence for script.