Is there a way to do auto-complete on a String field?

[Johannes Mweli]

Hi ServiceNow Community Developers,

Do you know if there is a way to do auto-complete on a string field just like there is on a reference field? For instance I have a requirement to auto complete a string field as the user types in the field value. Do you know if there is way for a string field to mimic the behavior that the reference fields have whereby you can display the matching values as the user types in the field?

Kindly advise please.

Thanks,

Johannes  

[sachin_namjoshi]

You will have to configure client script, glide ajax to populate another field based on user input.

You can have auto complete for only reference fields.

Regards,

Sachin

[Jaspal Singh]

Hi,

Every field type serves a purpose & so does Reference field which comes with auto-complete feature. Not sure about your exact need but you can look for configuring Contextual Search if required