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Background scriptglobal
Batch-update records safely from a background script
Update thousands of records in controlled batches, with a dry-run switch and logging, so you can see the impact before you commit.
#gliderecord #bulk-update #performance
Business ruleglobal
Business rule: block resolving without resolution notes
A before-update business rule that stops an incident being resolved without resolution notes and tells the user why, without breaking the form.
#business-rule #data-quality #itsm
Script Includeglobal
Count records with GlideAggregate, not getRowCount()
Get record counts, totals per group and simple statistics in one database query instead of loading every row into memory.
#glideaggregate #performance #reporting
Fix scriptglobal
Find duplicate values in any table
List values that appear more than once in a field, such as duplicate user emails or CI serial numbers, using one aggregate query.
#glideaggregate #data-quality #duplicates
Flow actionscoped
Flow Designer: a script step with clean inputs and outputs
A reusable custom action script step that validates inputs, does one job, and returns clear outputs and errors the flow can branch on.
#flow-designer #custom-action #integrationhub
Client scriptglobal
GlideAjax: call the server from a client script
The standard, asynchronous way to fetch server data from a form: a client-callable Script Include plus a client script that never freezes the browser.
#glideajax #client-script #script-include
Cheat sheets
The shortcuts and syntax you reach for every day.
incident.LISTOpen any list in a new tab→sys.scripts.doJump to background scripts→^NQOR between query groups→GlideAggregateCount without loading rows→
Essential resources
The links every ServiceNow builder should bookmark.
- ServiceNow Docsservicenow.com ↗
- Developer Program & free PDIdeveloper.servicenow.com ↗
- API referencedeveloper.servicenow.com ↗
- ServiceNow Universitylearning.servicenow.com ↗
- Community code snippetsgithub.com ↗
- SN Utilschromewebstore.google.com ↗
- ServiceNow Extension for VS Codemarketplace.visualstudio.com ↗
- ServiceNow Dev Programyoutube.com ↗
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