Even with plugin installed, it's not possible to select sc_req_item as a flow trigger.

barbaratosetto
Tera Contributor

 

Hello!

I’m trying to create a flow, and I believe the trigger should be set to “Created” on the sc_req_item table so that I can access the variables selected at the time of submission.

I came across this discussion in the community ( Solved: Is it not possible to select the request item tabl... - ServiceNow Community), where the suggested solution was to install the Flow Designer support for Service Catalog plugin.

I’ve confirmed that this plugin is already installed on my instance. However, I still can’t seem to trigger a flow when a record is created in sc_req_item.

 

Is there another plugin, or step I am missing?

 

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Chaitanya ILCR
Kilo Patron

Hi @barbaratosetto ,

is there a specific use case to use record trigger on RITM creation ?

 

otherwise use can use the application -> service catalog trigger 

and build you flow and attach the flow to the catalog item

 

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when the catalog form is submitted it will create the RITM and attach the flow to the RITM

this the usual process for attaching flow to RITM just you we attach workflow 

 

 

Please mark my answer as helpful/correct if it resolves your query.

Regards,
Chaitanya

 

Hi @barbaratosetto 

 

you can refer this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GljJd7hijyw

 

Please mark my answer as helpful/correct if it resolves your query.

Regards,
Chaitanya

Ever wondered how to use flow designer for a ServiceNow Service Catalog? In this video we look at what Flow Designer is and how to create a new flow for a Catalog Item. This includes adding an approval activity, a catalogue task with variables, an if statement and the illustrious..how to add ...

Hi Chaitanya,

Thanks for the suggestion!

Yes, there is a specific use case behind using a record trigger on RITM creation. We have a set of LU DT Offerings with a large and growing number of catalog items. Managing separate flows attached to each catalog item would not scale well for our needs, as it would lead to significant maintenance overhead whenever we onboard new offerings or update shared business rules.

That’s why I was exploring a more generic flow triggered on the sc_req_item creation, so we could handle the logic in a single place and maintain consistency more easily across multiple items.

If you have any ideas on how to make that work — or an alternative scalable pattern for handling multiple catalog items with similar post-submission logic — I’d really appreciate your input!

 

 

Hi @barbaratosetto ,

one thing you can do if the solution shared in the post you have added 

you can create the flow on the task table and put a filter task type is requested item

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Please mark my answer as helpful/correct if it resolves your query.

Regards,
Chaitanya