Variable sys_id in widget server side script

[ohhgr]

Hello All,

I was stuck on this particular point and hope someone can point me in right direction.

I want to create a reusable widget (say a modified date picker), I would use it as a variable in multiple catalog items. Now, I'd like some options to dynamically change based on some options specified at the variable definition. (I could store them in a different table in future, but for simplicity assume that one additional field stores this information on 'item_option_new' table. My question is how can I identify which variable is being called in widget's server script?

In client controller I can get this information by using $scope.page.field.sys_id. But, I'd like to have this information at the server side so that I could provide the options from server side.

-Mandar

[ohhgr]

Hey Ujjawal,

Thanks again for responding.

However, I don't want to send the data back to server, but rather want to know if there's a way to get page.field object at the server side itself. Something like options object. We set it at the server side at the beginning and then access it at client side using c.options. Since, sys_id etc are involved, I assume there must be some object that stores these details before they are accessible at client side with page.field object.

For simplicity, consider below codes

Client Side

function($scope) {

      var c = this;

      alert('Variable's sys id that is accessing this '+$scope.page.field.sys_id');

}

Server side

//Code for initial load

//I want to access variables's sys_id in the initial load itself. Don't want to send it back from client side.

Thanks,

Mandar

[Ujjawal Vishnoi]

Hi Mandar,

Server side script can use fields stored in server/database. If you data onload of the widget then data must be present in database and if this is the case then you can get it from server side glide itself. But if you are providing some input on the form then you will have to send data from client to server. $scope.page.field.sys_id brings data based on the field's value present on the page and we are fetching value from browser. Infact if we change value of the field on the form then it will alert new value. It is available for browser only and not saved yet to database.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Ujjawal

[reginabautista]

Hi Mandar

Brad's answer here might help:

Get current catalog item variable name or sys_id from within widget

[ohhgr]

Hi Regina,

Thanks for the link, Again, it is pointing to accessing the page.field object at client side. I want to know how to access the same during widget's initial load at server side.

-Mandar

[reginabautista]

Oh in that case you may use GlideRecord to retrieve your table and fields/ variables within that table.