GlideDynamicNamespace - Global

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  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    • The GlideDynamicNamespace API provides access to dynamic namespace metadata.

    This API provides methods that enable you to get dynamic schema values defined in the Dynamic Namespace [dynamic_namespace] table. For more details on dynamic namespaces, see Dynamic Schema.

    See also:

    GlideDynamicNamespace - getName()

    Gets name of the dynamic namespace.

    Table 1. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 2. Returns
    Type Description
    String Value of the dynamic namespace's name property.

    The following example shows how to get the name of a dynamic namespace. In this example, the dynamic attribute store field associated with the namespace is u_attributes.

    var gr = new GlideRecord('u_product');
gr.query();
gr.next();

gs.info("Dynamic namespace: " + gr.u_attributes.getDynamicNamespace().getName());

    Output:

    Dynamic namespace: u_product/u_attributes

    GlideDynamicNamespace - isActive()

    Returns whether an object is an active dynamic namespace.

    Table 3. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 4. Returns
    Type Description
    Boolean Flag that indicates if a dynamic namespace is active.
    Valid values:
    • true: The dynamic namespace is active.
    • false: The dynamic namespace is not active.

    The following example shows how to determine if a dynamic namespace called u_product/u_attributes is active. In this example, the dynamic attribute store field associated with the namespace is u_attributes.

    var gr = new GlideRecord('u_product');
gr.query();
gr.next();

gs.info("Dynamic namespace: " + gr.u_attributes.getDynamicNamespace().getName());
gs.info("Active true/false: " + gr.u_attributes.getDynamicNamespace().isActive());

    Output:

    Dynamic namespace: u_product/u_attributes
Active true/false: false

    GlideDynamicNamespace - isTransient()

    Returns whether an object is a transient dynamic namespace.

    • Dynamic namespaces are defined in the Dynamic Namespace [dynamic_namespace] table with a data type and a sys_id.
    • Transient dynamic namespaces are dynamic namespaces that have been added to a DynamicAttributeStore field without a definition in the Dynamic Namespace [dynamic_namespace] table. Transient dynamic namespaces only contain transient attributes.
    Table 5. Parameters
    Name Type Description
    None
    Table 6. Returns
    Type Description
    Boolean Flag that indicates if a dynamic namespace is transient.
    Valid values:
    • true: The dynamic namespace is not transient.
    • false: The dynamic namespace is transient.

    The following example shows how to determine if a dynamic namespace called u_product/u_attributes is transient. In this example, the dynamic attribute store field associated with the namespace is u_attributes.

    var gr = new GlideRecord('u_product');
gr.query();
gr.next();

gs.info("Dynamic namespace: " + gr.u_attributes.getDynamicNamespace().getName());
gs.info("Is transient? t/f: " + gr.u_attributes.getDynamicNamespace().isTransient());

    Output:

    Dynamic namespace: u_product/u_attributes
Is transient? t/f: false