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Learning ServiceNow - Second Edition

By : Tim Woodruff
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Book Image

Learning ServiceNow - Second Edition

5 (1)
By: Tim Woodruff

Overview of this book

This book is an updated version of Learning ServiceNow, that will cover the new and updated features of the ServiceNow platform. It will show you how to put important ServiceNow features to work in the real world, while introducing key concepts via examples of managing and automating IT services. It'll help you build a solid foundation of knowledge, and will demonstrate how to effectively implement and configure modules within ServiceNow. We'll show you how to configure and administer your instance, and then move on to building strong user interfaces and creating powerful workflows. We also cover other key elements of ServiceNow, such as notifications, security, reporting, and custom development. You will learn how to improve and automate your business' workflow and processes. By the end of this book, you will be able to successfully configure and manage ServiceNow like a pro.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Learning ServiceNow Second Edition
Contributors
Preface
Index

Chapter 13. Service Portal Scripting

In this chapter, we're going to learn about scripting in ServiceNow's service portal: a relatively new addition to ServiceNow, which provides a user-friendly UI. The service portal consists of a front-end, as well as a builder. Rather than UI macros and Jelly, the service portal uses widgets and the Angular JavaScript library. We touched on service portal configuration in Chapter 3, UI Customization, but in this chapter we're going to learn more about scripting in the service portal by building a user-friendly front-end page for meetings that tie into our Virtual War Room application.

While the rest of the scripting section of this book assumes a basic understanding of JavaScript, this chapter assumes at least a passing familiarity with the Angular JavaScript library. This is required for any advanced service portal widget scripting.

In this chapter, we'll learn about:

  • URLs in the service portal

  • Creating and configuring widgets

  • The widget editor

  • Angular scripting...