Order of execution of business rules, ui policy, ui action and script action

[amaneet]

Hi Folks,

May i know which gets order business rules, ui policy, ui action and script action run? wiki does not mention about ui action,ui policy and script action

Thanks

[Shishir Srivast]

Hi Amaneet,

They all are created for different purpose. Please don't get confused with each other.

ACL - Purpose of this is to ensure what data users can access and how they can access it

Client Script - This is for Client side (or browser side) validation. Client side validation includes, making a field mandatory, read-only, hidden etc. This will get applied only at the browser.

UI Policy - This is similar to Client Script, except that not need to write a script

Business Rule. This script runs at the server side when a form Insert, Update etc. This can do some action that can be achieved only by running from Server.

Field State (Mandatory,Visible, Read only) is generally applied in the following order of preference, where one is the top preference:

1. ACL (Visible/Disabled)
2. Dictionary Entry (Mandatory/Disabled)
3. UI Policy (Mandatory/Visible/Disabled)
4. Data Policy as UI   (Mandatory/Disabled)
5. Client Script (Mandatory/Visible/Disabled)

Examples:

If the user does not have write access to a field (ACL), a UI Policy to make it editable will do nothing.

If a field is set to disabled on a Dictionary Entry, a UI Policy to make it mandatory or editable disabled will do nothing.

If a field is made read only by a Client Script, a UI Policy to make it editable will take preference.

3,4 or 5 may be variable based on order.

References: Hierarchy of Client Script, UI Policy and Business Rule and ACL

Execution Order of Scripts and Engines - ServiceNow Wiki

[NivethaG]

Hi Ameneet,

Execution order during form load :

1. ACLs (Access Control Rules)

2. Business Rules – Server-side

3. Script Actions – Server-side (Conditional)

4. Client Scripts – OnLoad

5. UI Policies 

6. UI Actions – Client-side (Buttons, Links, Context Menus)

Note:

• Order between Client Scripts and UI Policies matters – if both are modifying the same field, conflicts can happen.

• Client Scripts offer more flexible scripting, but UI Policies are easier to manage for basic conditions.

• ACLs are your gatekeeper — if access is denied, other scripts won’t even see the data.

Regards,

Nivetha

[Kalaiarasan Pus]

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[sachin_namjoshi]

Hello,

Client-based code:

"Client-based code that executes in the browser, using Ajax or running as Javascript, always executes before the form submission to the server."

This includes Client scripts and UI Policies.

First onLoad Client scripts, after that the first UI Policies kick in.

After that, the Client scripts and UI Policies that work onChange.

After that, the Client scripts that work onSubmit.

Server-side code: (More info: Execution Order of Scripts and Engines)

1. Before business rules:
2. Before engines.
3. Before business rules:
4. The data base operation (insert, update, delete).
5. After business rules:
6. After engines.
7. Email notifications.
8. After business rules.

Hope this helps!

Regards,

Sachin