Add reference on a record to himself

[Gal Katz]

I need to set reference fields in some records so the will refer to themselves but this action is blocked by ServiceNow.
Is there a way I can overcome this and set a reference on a record to himself?   

[AndersBGS]

Hi @Gal Katz ,

You can just create a reference field on the e.g. incident table which refer to the incident table again. Is that the solution that you're looking for?

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best regards

Anders

[Gal Katz]

Hi Anders!

Thank you for your reply.
the issue is that I want to populate that reference field with the current record, but this action is blocked by ServiceNow because the selected reference loops back to the current record.

[Anurag Tripathi]

Hi,

What is the usecase?

[Gal Katz]

Hi Anurag,
Thank you for your response!
I'm inserting/updating accounts based on data I receive from a 3rd party application.
On the Account table I have account_parent field which is a reference to Accounts table.
 If the account_parent sent to me from the 3rd party application is empty, I need to populate the account_parent field with the current record(make the account an account_parent of himself).
the issue is that is blocked by ServiceNow because the selected reference loops back to the current record.