Several customers have asked me about the odd-looking "Packages..."
invocations they see sometimes in server-side JavaScript (like business
rules or script includes). For instance, you might find a pi...
In a conversation I had with a customer the other day, she asked me why
she saw so many examples of business rules written in functions, like
this:doImportantStuff();function doImportantStuff() { var ...
Did you know that your Service-now instance comes complete with a
handy-dandy set of commonly used JavaScript utility methods? These are
in a script include named "JSUtil", and you can easily use its ...
Here's a simple and very useful feature of JavaScript that you may not
be aware of: functions may be nested, one inside another. Here's a
simple example, in a script you can run on your
instance:<DIV>gs.lo</DIV>...
Our Knowledge10 conference is coming up in just a couple of months! I'll
be there, and I hope to see you there as well. But whether you're
attending or not, we'd like to hear your thoughts on the best...
Every once in a while, I run across something completely unexpected in
JavaScript. This morning was one of those times.In my code, I had the
equivalent of this:var x = 0;if ('' == x) gs.log('What the?...
Can someone post a screenshot or two of their metrics and or reports and
how they are setup? I'm trying to start reporting on aging and grasping
at straws.
Yesterday HP sent a note to their Service Desk customer base extending
the Service Desk end of support date by two years. In a nutshell the
letter said that HP will "extend the end of support date of ...
Hi - I'm trying to access the incident table via web services but have
not been successful. Here is the code:Dim rProxy As New
ConsoleApplication1.wp1.ServiceNowDim rGetKeys As New
ConsoleApplication1...
I have request item form that has variables that I would like to push to
the parent request. I need to do this via a workflow script. I have
tried various iterations of the following:current.request.d...
Does anyone know how to remove the Delivery Time box from the Choose
Options page of the Order Guide? I have a client that does not want this
displayed to the user.-phil
I am attempting to script the recipient of a workflow notification using
a variable from the requested item variable set. This varable,
contact_completed, contains the name of a user and is populated ...
I'm currently in a position with CompuCom where I manage the discovery
module and the CMDB. At the request of SNC, I decided to throw up this
blog to share my experiences with Discovery and hopefully ...
We have been sitting through an ITIL incident management course and they
mentioned to use "Resolve Codes" to catagorize how the incident was
resolved. This is suppose to help with identifing areas of ...
Hi everybody,Windows IT Pro opened the nomination period for its
Community Choice Awards. If you like Service-now.com please vote for us
in the category of "Best Cloud Computing/SaaS Product or Servic...
Many of the kinds of things y'all want to customize in Discovery
(especially sensors and CI consolidation) involve some programming in
JavaScript. Even if you're already familiar with JavaScript, you ...
Here's why the forums aren't making any sense to me and why people
aren't collaborating as much as they should here.1) The forums headings
are illogical, think about the structure of your application ...
I see a couple scattered articles on the Wiki about removing price from
the Catalog but none of them seem to be easy or work. This looks like it
should be the answer, but I don't think it
is.http://wi...
Have you noticed that some probes have commands with odd-looking "words"
in them? For example, the MySQL - Configuration probe has a command cat
${filename}, and the Linux - Disk probe has a command s...
The first cut at credential-less discovery is included in last Friday's
"Stable 1" release, so it will be included in the next major release of
our product. What is credential-less discovery, anyway? ...