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Mastering ServiceNow Scripting

By : Andrew Kindred
Book Image

Mastering ServiceNow Scripting

By: Andrew Kindred

Overview of this book

Industry giants like RedHat and NetApp have adopted ServiceNow for their operational needs, and it is evolving as the number one platform choice for IT Service management. ServiceNow provides their clients with an add-on when it comes to baseline instances, where scripting can be used to customize and improve the performance of instances. It also provides inbuilt JavaScript API for scripting and improving your JavaScript instance. This book will initially cover the basics of ServiceNow scripting and the appropriate time to script in a ServiceNow environment. Then, we dig deeper into client-side and server-side scripting using JavaScipt API. We will also cover advance concepts like on-demand functions, script actions, and best practices. Mastering ServiceNow Scripting acts as an end-to-end guide for writing, testing, and debugging scripts of ServiceNow. We cover update sets for moving customizations between ServiceNow instances, jelly scripts for making custom pages, and best practices for all types of script in ServiceNow. By the end of this book, you will have hands-on experience in scripting ServiceNow using inbuilt JavaScript API.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Title Page
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Summary


In this chapter, we looked at the basics of server-side scripting through business rules, UI actions, and access controls. We saw the various different runtimes of business rules and the multiple ways a UI action can be displayed to the user. We took a look at when it is appropriate to write server-side script and some examples of common uses, as well as how to test server-side script. We also saw some practical examples of server-side scripting using learned techniques.

In the following chapter, we will be looking at the advanced side of server-side scripting, including script includes, scheduled jobs, and background scripts. We will also look at how to script in workflows and script actions, as well as how to set up events. We will introduce these server-side advanced topics and show you some practical examples.