What is the difference of UI actions and Declarative actions?

[Kumaresan M]

I want to know, how the actions are defined, is this coupled with the Product or independent service layer?

Also, want to know the architect wise separation of actions in your platform?

[Dr Atul G- LNG]

Hi @Kumaresan M 

Actions are not product defined if i say. Action are built to use across platforms. The basis fundamental is same, means on which table action has been mapped and then it work.

UI action , buttons which you see on form like New / Submit etc. 

[James Chun]

Hi @Kumaresan M,

They are both used to create a button/clickable link to trigger some action.

The main difference is that UI Action works on the Core UI (and some other UIs) whereas the Declarative actions are introduced later for Next Experience UIs such as the Configurable Workspace.

I found 2 link that are quite useful:

• https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-blog/declarative-actions-in-servicenow-the-complete-g...
• https://www.servicenow.com/community/next-experience-articles/introduction-to-declarative-actions/ta...

Hope it helps, cheers