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Mastering ServiceNow - Second Edition

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Mastering ServiceNow - Second Edition

Overview of this book

ServiceNow is a SaaS application that provides workflow form-based applications. It is an ideal platform for creating enterprise-level applications giving requesters and fulfillers improved visibility and access to a process. ServiceNow-based applications often replace email by providing a better way to get work done. The book steps through the main aspects of the ServiceNow platform, from the ground up. It starts by exploring the core architecture of ServiceNow, including building the right data structure. To add business logic and control data, and interactivity to user interaction, you will be shown how to code on both server and the client. You will then learn more about the power of tasks, events and notifications. The book will then focus on using web services and other mechanisms to integrate ServiceNow with other systems. Furthermore, you will learn how to secure applications and data, and understand how ServiceNow performs logging and error reporting. You will then be shown how to package your applications and changes, so they can be installed elsewhere and ways to maintain them easily. If you wish to create an alternative simple interface, then explore ways to make ServiceNow beautiful using Service Portal. By the end of the book, you will know the fundamentals of the ServiceNow platform, helping you be a better ServiceNow System Administrator or developer.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Mastering ServiceNow Second Edition
Credits
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About the Author
About the Reviewer
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Preface

Introducing Domain Separation


Domain Separation is designed to control what fulfillers can see and do. ServiceNow applications have been typically designed so that a fulfiller has access to all the tasks in a particular application and the application works consistently for each person. Domain separation tags configuration and data so that the platform can choose what is relevant for a particular user at the appropriate time.

The design for domain separation is focused on the needs of Managed Service Providers (MSPs). These use ServiceNow for helpdesk and other services and sell their capabilities to their customers. This means that an MSP can provide a large call center, enjoying economies of scale, providing fulfillers who input incidents for multiple companies - all in a single instance.

While the instance should be configured with the MSP's standard processes as a baseline, each customer of the MSP may have specific configuration requirements. Additionally, the MSP's customers may want...