Service Portal Widget Governance and Review best practice

johnvpr
ServiceNow Employee
ServiceNow Employee

 

Customization should undergo a formal review and documentation process. Submissions should required to include the following components:

 

  • Business Justification: A detailed explanation of the specific requirements that cannot be met by Out-of-the-Box (OOB) functionality, and a comprehensive description of the features and capabilities the customization will provide.

  • OOB Feature Gap Analysis: An inventory of existing OOB features that are similar to the request, including an evaluation of why they are insufficient.

  • Comparative Mockups: Visual representations comparing:

    • The proposed customization.

    • The OOB interface enhanced solely through CSS or native configuration.

  • Regression Testing Protocol: A defined plan for full regression testing to be executed during post-upgrade cycles.

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Hemanth M1
Giga Sage
Giga Sage

Hi @johnvpr ,

 

#1 - Security - Make sure to have proper access control checks on server side logic.
#2 - Proper Placing/reference - If you decide to build one, make sure to add/reference it on appropriate pages without disturbing existing functionality.

 

 

Accept and hit Helpful if it helps.

Thank you,
Hemanth
Certified Technical Architect (CTA), ServiceNow MVP 2024, 2025