Flow Designer: Scripts cannot return List field sys_id values from fd_data.subflow_inputs, always returns [object GlideRecord] as string - Known Error

Flow Designer: Scripts cannot return List field sys_id values from fd_data.subflow_inputs, always returns [object GlideRecord] as string Description When using Flow Designer inline scripts, scripts cannot return List field sys_id values as string with other strings. For example: return: "IDs are: " + fd_data.subflow_inputs.requested_item_inp.cat_item.sc_catalogs; Will return: "IDs are: [object GlideRecord]"

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a subflow, and create one input, name it as "requested_item_inp". The input type should be Reference.sc_req_item. 2. Create a Log action in the subflow. Select any Log > Level. 3. For Log > Message, click on the f(x) button to write the following script: var catelogNm = "IDs are: " + fd_data.subflow_inputs.requested_item_inp.cat_item.sc_catalogs; return catelogNm; 4. Save the subflow, and Test. Use any existing Requested Item record to test the subflow. 5. Open the test flow context, and review the Log action Runtime Value. The script returned: "IDs are: [object GlideRecord]"

Workaround Use GlideRecord object to return the value in the List field, instead of using "fd_data.subflow_inputs" objects directly.

For example, the following script should work:

//**********

var currentId = fd_data.subflow_inputs.requested_item_inp.sys_id; var ritmRec = new GlideRecord("sc_req_item"); if(ritmRec.get(currentId)) var catelogNm = "IDs are: " + ritmRec.cat_item.sc_catalogs; return catelogNm; //********** Alternatively, add parens around the input: var catelogNm = "IDs are: " + (fd_data.subflow_inputs.requested_item_inp).cat_item.sc_catalogs; return catelogNm; Related Problem: PRB1408477