Script Background & Fix Scripts

Khanna Ji · ‎07-27-2018

What is Script Background & Fix Scripts?

I think both are used for running ad hoc scripts without the use of any workflow object or BR etc. But what is the difference?

Ankur Bawiskar · ‎07-27-2018

Hi Swathi,

Fix script is best approach when you install new application or want some data fixes to be running after making some changes in prod. The best feature of fix script is you can monitor it's execution and check the progress and you can kill the transaction as well.

Never execute any insert/update/delete script from script background since if it takes long time the browser will timeout and also if any error comes in the script it may get into some loop.

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vahini · ‎11-14-2018

Hi Abhinay , can we roll back fix script after it is executed ?

vahini · ‎11-14-2018

Hi all ,

can we roll back Fix script after it is executed ? i executed it and found some other stuff is getting affected . Can i roll back the change ? thanks in advance .

Prateek kumar · ‎11-14-2018

Take a look at this feature

https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/london-platform-administration/page/administer/table-administration/task/background-script-recovery.html

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vahini · ‎11-14-2018

Thanks prateek ,

This doucment is about back ground script , But mine is fix-script , these r 2 different mdoules . I used fix-script to update records and want to roll back .

Any idea how ?

Sameep Kodia · ‎03-06-2019

There is a flag on the Fix Script called "Record for rollback" if that is checked you can.