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CSA Study Sheet NIght #3 Flashcards

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What does “Knowledge Management” in ServiceNow offer?

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A centralized location for the creation, categorization, viewing, and governance of information related to the flow of work.

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What are the (2) ways you can access knowledge in ServiceNow?

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-Platform UI
-Knowledge Management Service Portal homepage (aka “Knowledge Portal”)

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What are “Featured Articles”?

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Articles selected by System Administrators or KB managers for special attention.

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How are “Most Useful” articles ranked?

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Based on the percentage of readers who marked them as helpful.

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What does “Most Viewed” depict in the context of Knowledge?

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It shows the latest viewing trends.

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How can users filter knowledge articles?

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By Knowledge Bases, Category, Author, Rating, Last modified, and View Count.

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How can users give feedback on an article?

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They can indicate its helpfulness, rate its quality from 1 to 5 stars, add comments, and flag for revisions.

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How can users SHARE a knowledge article?

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Copy its permalink and paste it into an email, text message, etc.

Note: Security and access settings apply to the link.

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How can users suggest revisions to an article?

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Flagging an article allows a user to suggest a revision, without it being displayed to other users.

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What functionality does the Social Q&A feature offer when active for a Knowledge Base (KB)?

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Users can ask and respond to questions, vote on helpful questions and answers, and the questions appear in the Social Q&A KB.

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What is a “Knowledge Article”?

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A record in a knowledge base that provides information to consumers.

Ex: Policies, Self-help tips, troubleshooting, and resolution steps.

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What are the current article type options?

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HTML or Wiki

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How can you populate a knowledge base with articles? (4 ways)

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-Create articles directly
-From cases or incidents
-importing Word files
-integrating with an external WebDAV compliant source.

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Describe the process of importing a Knowledge Article.

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You can import multiple articles at once.

  1. Drag and drop or “browse files”
  2. Click import
  3. Select “Publish”, which triggers the assigned publish workflow.
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When importing a Word document, what styles and elements are preserved?

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Title, Headings, Images, Links, Bold text, Italic text, Underlined text, Ordered/Unordered lists, Tables.

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What are the (4) user criteria associated with Knowledge?

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-canRead
-cantRead
-canContribute
-cantContribute

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What are the functions of ServiceNow’s Virtual Agent?

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Answering FAQs, providing tutorials, querying/updating records, gathering data, performing diagnostics, resolving multi-step problems, working with file attachments during live chat, and more.

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How does Virtual Agent integrate with other platforms?

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It supports Flow Designer and third-party messaging apps like Slack and Teams.

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What are Topic Blocks in Virtual Agent?

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Reusable components to run common tasks in Virtual Agent conversations.

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What are examples of Products in the Service Catalog?

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Computer equipment, Software, Furniture, or Office supplies.

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What are examples of Services in the Service Catalog?

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-Work requests
-Support requests
-Password resets

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How are products and services organized in the Service Catalog?

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They are organized into categories and subcategories.

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Navigation: Where can you find a list of catalog items in ServiceNow?

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Service Catalog -> Catalog Definitions -> Maintain Items

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What is the purpose of Workflows in the Service Catalog?

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They define a fulfillment process, or how the item is processed.

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What purpose do Service Requests serve in the Service Catalog?

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They allow users to request services, such as reporting an IT issue or changing a password.

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Under which category can you find “Create Incident” in the Service Catalog?

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In the “Can we help you?” category.

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Why are forms in ServiceNow referred to as “record producers”?

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Because they add a record to a system table.

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What permissions do System Administrators (“admin”) have in relation to the Service Catalog?

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They can manage all aspects, including catalogs, categories, catalog items, and scripting functions like creating business rules.

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What is the distinction between Catalog Administrators (“catalog_admin”) and Sys Admins (“admin”) in their roles within the Service Catalog?

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Catalog administrators can manage all aspects of the Service Catalog, excluding scripting functions.

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What are the responsibilities of Catalog Managers (“catalog_manager”)?

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They can modify a service catalog, including its categories and items. They can also assign catalog editors and reassign the catalog to a different manager.

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How does the role of Catalog Editors (“catalog_editor”) differ from that of Catalog Managers (“catalog_manager”)?

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Catalog Editors can perform the same functions as a catalog manager, including assigning other editors, but they cannot reassign the catalog manager.

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What is the role of Catalog Builder Editors (“catalog_builder_editor”) in the Service Catalog?

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They can create and maintain items in the Catalog Builder using accessible templates.

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How can one create or edit catalog items in ServiceNow?

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By using Catalog Builder, a visual and guided experience that allows delegation of catalog creation and maintenance.

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What are the (5) common Variable types?

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1) Multiple Choice
2) Select Box
3) Single Line Text
4) Reference
5) Checkbox

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What is the “Multiple Choice” variable type used for in ServiceNow?

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It creates radio buttons for user-defined choices.

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What is the “Multiple Choice” variable type used for in ServiceNow?

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It creates radio buttons for user-defined choices.

36
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What does the “Select Box” variable type generate in ServiceNow?

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It creates a user-defined choice list.

37
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Describe the “Single Line Text” variable type in ServiceNow.

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It is a text input field.

38
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What purpose does the “Reference” variable type serve in ServiceNow?

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It specifies a record in another table.

39
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How is the “Checkbox” variable type in ServiceNow represented?

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It creates a Boolean (true/false) check box.

40
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What is a “Record Producer” in ServiceNow?

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An interface used as an alternative to lists/forms. It appears as simplified forms and translates into task-based records being added or modified in the database.

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What is an “Order Guide” in the Service Catalog?

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It assists customers in ordering a complete set of needed items and helps them identify item relationships.

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What is the significance of “REQ#” in Service Catalog?

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It’s a request number generated to keep track of an order, which can contain one or many items.

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What does “RITM#” represent in Service Catalog?

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It represents Requested Item [sc_req_item] which manages the delivery of each individual item in the request.

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What is the purpose of “SCTASK#” in the Service Catalog?

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It represents Catalog Task [sc_task] which are the assigned tasks required to complete the delivery of each Request Item from start to finish.

45
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What is “Flow Designer” in ServiceNow?

*Basic description

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It is a non-technical interface for building and enabling process automations, called “flows”.

It automates business logic such as approvals, tasks, notifications, and record operations.

46
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Navigation: How do you access Flow Designer?

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Process Automation -> Flow Designer

47
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What are the (5) benefits of Flow Designer?

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1) Single environment to build and visualize business processes.
2) Configuration & runtime information to create, operate, and troubleshoot flaws from a single interface.
3) Natural-language descriptions of Flow logic.
4) Enables subject matter experts to develop/share reusable actions.
5) Extend flow content via IntegrationHub or installing spokes.

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When should you use Flow Designer? (3)

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1) To orchestrate business processes across services with little technical user knowledge.
2) To reduce technical debt; simplify upgrades & deployments.
3) To integrate with 3rd party systems.

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When SHOULDN’T you use Flow Designer? (2)

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1) If logic is already developed using Workflow Editor.
2) ServiceNow Instance is running Jakarta or older versions.

50
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What are the components of a Flow in Flow Designer?

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It consists of a trigger and one or more actions.

51
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How do you access the Help Panel in Flow Designer?

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Click the question mark icon in the main header.

It provides info about:
-working with data/spokes
-building actions and flows
-guided tours

52
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What is a “Trigger” in Flow Designer?
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A trigger starts a flow when its conditions are met.

Can be:
-record-based
-schedule-based
-application-based

53
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Explain the types of triggers in Flow Designer.

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1) Record-based: Initiates with a new record, like an incident.
2) Schedule-based: Triggers at a preset day/time.
3) Application-based: E.g., when an email starts a flow or an associated application spoke is activated.

54
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What are “Actions” in Flow Designer?

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Operations executed by the Flow Designer:

-Looking up a record
-Updating a field
-Requesting approval
-Logging a value.

55
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What are “Conditions” in Flow Designer?

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Statements that determine when or how an action runs.

56
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What does the ServiceNow “Core Spoke” contain? (5 actions)

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-Ask for Approval
-Create Record
-Delete Record
-Lookup Record
-Wait for Condition

57
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What are “Data Pills” in Flow Designer?

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Data pills represent inputs, and store outputs used in subsequent actions in the flow. Can be drag/dropped or selected (.e., “X >X > X >”).

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What is the “Process Automation Designer (PAD)” in ServiceNow?

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PAD allows process owners to author cross-enterprise workflows in one interface, connecting multiple flows/actions and guiding end-users in a task-oriented way.

Processes documented in PAD are called “Playbooks”.

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What are the (4) Key features of “Process Automation Designer (PAD)”?

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1) Consolidates separate business pocesses.
2) Defines consistent record lifecycles.
3) Passes data between activities/stages.
4) Manages activities in a Kanban-style board.

60
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What are the (5) Standard Integrations in ServiceNow?

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1) Login (SSO).
2) LDAP.
3) Communications (emails).
4) Monitoring.
5) Discovery & System Management.

61
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What is the major benefit of IntegrationHub in ServiceNow?

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It reduces the need for code, ensuring discoverability and reuse.

62
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What is “Scripting” in ServiceNow”?

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The customization of an instance and/or applications using JavaScript.

63
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Where can JavaScript execute in ServiceNow?

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JavaScript can execute on the client side (web browser) or the server side (ServiceNow Database).

64
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What is a “User Interface (UI) Policy”?

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A rule applied to a form, to dynamically change information or the form itself.

They execute on the client side and can instantly implement updates to forms/lists.

65
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What are the uses of “UI Policies”?

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Set fields on a form to be:
-Mandatory/Optional
-Hidden/Visible
-Read-only/Editable

66
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What is a “Data Policy” in terms of UI Policies?

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A rule that enforces data consistency by setting fields as mandatory and/or read-only, THUS standardizing data across the organization.

67
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What are “UI Actions”?

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UI Actions can define custom functionality to make the UI more interactive, customizable, and user activity-specific.

Includes:
-Form buttons, context menus, and links
-List Buttons, Context Menus, Choices and Links

68
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What are “Client Scripts” in ServiceNow?

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They make “real-time” UI changes, especially to forms.

Supported scripts include:
-onCellEdit()
-onChange()
-onLoad()
-onSubmit()

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What are “Business Rules”?

A

Configurations that are set to run when a record is:
-displayed
-inserted
-updated
-deleted
-queried.

They can run before/after, asynchronously, or upon display of the database actions.

70
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Navigation: How do you access “IntegrationHub”?

A

Integration Hub -> IntegrationHub Import

71
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Navigation: How do you acess the “Process Automation Designer (PAD)”?

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Process Automation -> Process Automation Designer.

72
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Navigation: How do you access “UI Policies”?

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System UI -> UI Policies

73
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Navigation: How do you access “UI Actions”?

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System Definitions -> UI Actions

OR

System UI -> UI Actions

74
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Navigation: How do you access “Client Scripts” in ServiceNow?

A

System Definition -> Client Scripts

75
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Navigation: How do you access “Business Rules”?

A

System Definition -> Business Rules

76
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When does a “Business Rule” execute in ServiceNow?

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This is determined by the “When” setting, which can be Before, After, Async (queued), or Display.

77
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What are the Key Points about Business rules?

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MOST CUSTOMIZATION HAPPENS VIA BUSINESS RULES.

They don’t monitor form fields in real-time but rather watch records as they’re inserted or updated.

78
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What are “Plugins” in ServiceNow?

A

They offer additional system functionality within an instance.

79
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Navigation: How do you access “Plugins”?

A

System Definition -> Plugins

80
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What is an “Update Set” in ServiceNow?

A

A group of customizations that can be moved from one instance to another, allowing admins to group changes and migrate them.

81
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What types of configurations are captured in an “Update Set”?

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-Business Rules
-Client Scripts
-Fields (structure, not data)
-Forms and Form Sections
-Report Definitions
-Table Views
-Roles
-Published Workflows

82
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What is NOT captured by “Update Sets”?

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-New Data Records
-Modified Data Records
-Tasks
-Modified CIs
-New Users and Groups
-Schedules
-Scheduled Jobs
-Dashboards.

83
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What are the steps of processing an “Update Set”?

A

1) Retrieve
2) Preview
3) Commit

84
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What is the recommended record limit for “Update Sets”?

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It’s recommended to limit Update Sets to 100 records or fewer to reduce potential conflicts.

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