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+# Attachment variable widget
+
+This widget lets you use the oob attachment picker from the oob catalog item widget as a custom type variable giving you more control over attachment behaviour, you can for example use ui policies to hide and show the attachment picker. 
+
+## Usage example
+
+Create new widget [sp_widget]
+Copy template.html in the Body HTML template field
+Copy controller.js in the Client controller field
+Add custom type variable using newly created widget positioned as last variable
+Set hide attachment for catalog item as true
+Open cat item in portal and adjust widget as needed
diff --git a/Modern Development/Service Portal Widgets/Custom attachment variable/controller.js b/Modern Development/Service Portal Widgets/Custom attachment variable/controller.js
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+api.controller = function ($scope, nowAttachmentHandler, spUtil, spAttachmentUpload, $timeout, cabrillo, spModal) {
+	var c = this;
+	c.isNative = cabrillo.isNative()
+  /*
+   * change table and guid if you want to attach to some other record
+   */
+	$scope.table = $scope.page.g_form.recordTableName;
+	$scope.guid = $scope.$parent.c.getAttachmentGuid();
+  // 
+	$scope.data.maxAttachmentSize = 24;
+	var ah = $scope.attachmentHandler = new nowAttachmentHandler(setAttachments, appendError);
+	ah.setParams($scope.table, $scope.guid, 1024 * 1024 * $scope.data.maxAttachmentSize);
+
+  // implement logic to show drag and drop picker or clip icon with text
+	$scope.showDragAndDrop = function () {
+		if (true)
+			return true;
+		else
+			return false;
+	}
+  /*
+   * callback function called after attachment action happens
+   * e.g. implement mandatory attachment
+   */
+	function setAttachments(attachments, action) {
+		if (!angular.equals($scope.attachments, attachments))
+			$scope.attachments = attachments;
+		if (action === "added") {
+			// custom attachment added logic
+		}
+		if (action === "renamed") {
+			// custom attachment renamed logic
+		}
+		if (action === "deleted") {
+			// custom attachment deleted logic
+		}
+		spUtil.get($scope, {
+			action: "from_attachment"
+		});
+	}
+  /*
+   * callback function called on error
+   */
+	function appendError(error) {
+		spUtil.addErrorMessage(error.msg + error.fileName);
+	}
+
+  // drag & drop handler
+	$scope.dropFiles = function (files) {
+		if (files && files.length > 0) {
+			$scope.attachmentUploadInProgress = true;
+			$scope.totalFilesBeingUploaded++;
+			spAttachmentUpload.uploadAttachments($scope.attachmentHandler, files);
+		}
+		$timeout(function () {
+			if ($scope.attachmentUploadInProgress != false)
+				spUtil.addInfoMessage("The attachment upload is in progress. Note that some actions are deactivated during the file upload process");
+		}, 2000);
+		$scope.$on('attachment.upload.idle', function () {
+			$scope.attachmentUploadInProgress = false;
+			$scope.totalFilesBeingUploaded = 0;
+		});
+	};
+  //confirm delete dialog
+	$scope.confirmDeleteAttachment = function (attachment) {
+		if (c.isNative) {
+			if (confirm("delete attachment?")) {
+				$scope.data.attachment_action_in_progress = true;
+				$scope.attachmentHandler.deleteAttachment(attachment);
+			}
+		} else {
+			spModal.confirm("delete attachment?").then(function () {
+				$scope.data.attachment_action_in_progress = true;
+				$scope.attachmentHandler.deleteAttachment(attachment);
+			});
+		}
+	}
+};
diff --git a/Modern Development/Service Portal Widgets/Custom attachment variable/template.html b/Modern Development/Service Portal Widgets/Custom attachment variable/template.html
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+<div ng-if="true" class="wrapper-md row no-margin" role="region" data-label="Attachments"
+   aria-label="${Attachments}">
+   <div
+      ng-class="{'flex-center attachment-height': c.isNative == 'true', 'flex-start': c.isNative != 'true'}">
+      <div ng-if="!submitting && !submitted" style="font-weight:normal;cursor:default;margin-bottom:2rem;">
+         <sp-attachment-button ng-if="::!showDragAndDrop()" modal="true"
+            required="{{data.mandatory_attachment}}"></sp-attachment-button>
+         <sp-attachment-button ng-if="::showDragAndDrop()" modal="true"
+            required="{{data.mandatory_attachment}}"
+            ng-class="{'hidden-xs': false, 'hidden-sm': true, 'hidden-md': true, 'hidden-lg': true}"></sp-attachment-button>
+         <span class="fa fa-asterisk mandatory" ng-if="data.mandatory_attachment"
+            ng-class="{'mandatory-filled': data.mandatory_attachment && (data.attachment_submitted || attachments.length > 0)}"
+            style="vertical-align:super" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+         <span ng-class="{'attachment-text' : options.native_mobile == 'true'}" aria-hidden="true">${Add
+         attachments}</span>
+      </div>
+   </div>
+   <div ng-if="::showDragAndDrop()" class="panel panel-{{options.color}} b drag-and-drop-area"
+      ng-class="{'hidden-xs': true}" aria-hidden="true">
+      <sp-attachment-picker on-file-pick="dropFiles($files)"></sp-attachment-picker>
+   </div>
+   <span ng-if="attachmentUploadInProgress">
+      ${Uploading attachments}
+      <div class="sp-loading-indicator la-sm" style="color:black;display:inline">
+         <div></div>
+         <div></div>
+         <div></div>
+      </div>
+   </span>
+   <now-attachments-list template="sp_attachment_single_line"></now-attachments-list>
+</div>