ServiceNow Flashcards
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What is ServiceNow?
It’s a platform; a piece of technology that lets people automate workflow in a business.
What are the 4 ServiceNow Workflows?
IT Workflows
Employee Workflows
Customer Workflows
Creator Workflows
(CICE)
What are the 4 ServiceNow Platform Interfaces?
The Next Experience
Now Mobile App
Service Portal
Employee Center
(NENS)
What is the Next Experience?
A ServiceNow Platform Interface.
The Next Experience Unified Navigation is the primary way to interact with applications and information in a ServiceNow instance. Access lists, forms, updates, applications, links, history, workspaces, and landing pages.
What is the Now Mobile App?
A ServiceNow Platform Interface.
The Now Mobile app enables employees to submit incidents and requests, manage tasks, and access company resources from anywhere! Through the mobile app, a user can also:
Upload images and attachments
Sign documents
Take surveys
What is the Service Portal?
A ServiceNow Platform Interface.
The Service Portal provides a user-friendly self-service experience by providing access to specific features using widgets. Service Portal is a great way for external (and existing, legacy) customers to engage with the Platform. When accessing the portal via web browser, type: https//<instance-name-here>.service-now.com/sp. Users can:</instance-name-here>
Search for articles, catalog items, and records
Submit requests
Browse the corporate news feed, and more!
To return back to the Platform view from the Service Portal, remove the “/sp” from your browser URL.
What is the Employee Center?
A ServiceNow Platform Interface.
This dynamic portal improves productivity by reducing time and effort employees spend accessing information across all departments. The Employee Center experience provides a platform for communication, engagement, and content experiences for internal employees.
There are no additional licensing costs associated with the Employee Center. It is available to all customers! When accessing the center via web browser, type: https//<instance-name-here>.service-now.com/esc</instance-name-here>
To return back to the Platform view from the Employee Center, remove the “/esc” from your browser URL.
What is an instance?
An instance in the Platform is independent, changeable, and highly configurable. An instance features an individual database containing data, applications, and customizations.
Each customer organization receives a minimum of two instances of ServiceNow: Production and Sub-production.
Request instances outside of this course using the ServiceNow Developer Program.
What is special about ServiceNow instances
Your data isn’t mingled in the same database as another organization’s data or other ServiceNow customers.
Each instance has customer data that can be exchanged between other instances.
Upgrades are made on individual instances.
How do you log in to ServiceNow
To access the Platform, a user navigates to a secure, unique URL: https//<instance-name-here>.service-now.com from a supported web browser.</instance-name-here>
What are common user interfaces within ServiceNow
Workspaces
Lists
Forms
Dashboards
Knowledge articles
Service Catalog
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What is a workspace?
A common user interface.
A workspace is a suite of tools displayed in a single-pane view that help resolve customer problems and provide answers to questions they may have. Agents, case managers, help desk professionals, and managers use these tools to find, research, and resolve issues.
What is a List View?
The list view displays records from a table in the Platform. With personalization and filtered lists, you can easily locate records and view activity associated with those records.
What are Forms?
A form displays fields from one record, where users can view and edit the record data. The specific information depends on the type of record displayed. The form can also contain sections and Related Lists (records in tables that have a relationship to the current record). Easily access forms by using Global Search.
What are Dashboards?
A dashboard is a custom arrangement of widgets and enables you to display multiple performance analytics and reporting on a single screen. If you have access to the dashboard, you can share it with multiple users. Navigate to Self Service > Dashboards to view the different dashboards in your instance.
What are knowledge articles and how do you request them?
Knowledge articles are uploaded to the Platform in specific categories to help platform users receive information or help about their job role or function. Articles live in Knowledge Bases (groups of articles set up by System Administrators).
You may request a Knowledge Base by navigating to All > Self-Service > Service Catalog. Then, select Can We Help You? Finally, select Request Knowledge Base.
What is a Service Catalog?
Navigate to Self-Service > Service Catalog to access this application that provide customers with self-service opportunities. Customers can view and request catalog items (services and product offerings).
What is Now Learning?
Now Learning is a learning experience portal where you can engage in learning opportunities based on your role and interests. Earn badges and become certified in one (or many) of our certification paths based on roles such as application specialists, platform architects, developers, implementers, or system administrators.
What is the ServiceNow Developer Site
Visit the Developer Site to explore application building or enhance your skills in the Platform by browsing around a free instance as an Application Developer or System Administrator.
What is the ServiceNow Community?
The ServiceNow Community is the place browse forums, blogs, event information, idea portals, and more! You can join the community today to expand your Platform knowledge and subscribe to forums to keep up to date with the latest information relevant to you.
What is ServiceNow Global Events?
From our Knowledge Conference, to Now Learning Live, join the Global Events community and sign up for an event today! ServiceNow Events are wonderful networking opportunities and you can attend live (in-person) or online. To get started, take a look at our on demand webinars and find an upcoming event for you!
What are the Next Experience features and menus?
All Menu
Filter Navigator
Pinning menus
Adding and customizing favorites
History menu
Workspaces menu
(WHAFAP)
What is the Filter Navigator in Next Experience?
The Filter Navigator is where you can quickly navigate to applications and modules. Simply begin by typing the application or module name (all, or part of, any module name). For example, if you were to search Service Catalog, you can start to type, “Service Cat” and all applications with the keyword will display.
What is the All Menu in Next Experience?
The All menu provides access to all applications and modules they contain. An application is a group of modules (or pages) that provide related information and functionality in an instance. For example, you’ll work in the Incident application in this course, which contains modules for creating and viewing incidents.
Selecting the All menu opens the Filter Navigator. Search for applications and modules using the Filter Navigator.
How do you pin a menu in Next Experience?
With Next Experience, when you select a menu, it will display as a temporary semi-transparent menu. If you want the menu to persist, select the Pin icon. This will place (pin) the menu to your content frame. You can also un-pin the menu by selecting the Pin icon again.
How do you add and customize favorites in Next Experience?
Selecting the star icon next to an application or module will create a Favorite menu item. Favorites can be re-ordered, edited, or removed from the menu by selecting the Edit (pencil) icon.
To re-order a favorite item, select the pencil icon first to edit it, then click and drag the item (or select the icon with six dots) to whichever order you’d like!
To change the name, color, and icon of a favorited item, select the item and change one or all three options!
While editing a favorited item, don’t forget to Save your edits (select Save edits) before exiting the Edit your favorites window.