How do I add another context variable to a template file in SCA? I want to add a “short description” field. Does this have anything to do with field sets or the backend section in configuration?

Hi, You can use addToViewContextDefinition https://system.netsuite.com/help/helpcenter/en_US/APIs/SuiteCommerce/Extensibility/Frontend/Layout.html#addToViewContextDefinition

@Nick So I need to create an extension to do this? There’s nothing in the admin panel that allows this functionality?

You can use the SC Custom Fields extension, I think that can cover your use case of adding a short description (on the product detail page I guess) https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/netsuite/ns-online-help/subsect_156174139171.html

Since I want to add it to the Facets.Item view (category page, not item page) it seems like that extension wouldn’t work… unless I’m mistaken, but using {{log this}} on that template doesn’t yield my already existing custom fields from that extension that are on the PDP

Try the following handlebar in your code. You will need to add your custom item field to to the search fieldsets, and potentially other fieldsets as well {{model.custitem_customitemfield}}

No luck - model itself returns undefined and so does any combination of using the field

You can add an extension, then find the view file where you want to add the variable, and extend the view file. Like this：