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ServiceNow Cookbook

You're reading from   ServiceNow Cookbook Acquire key capabilities for the ServiceNow platform

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785880520
Length 376 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Authors (2):
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Dustin Turner Dustin Turner
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Ashish Rudra Srivastava Ashish Rudra Srivastava
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Table of Contents (8) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with Service-Now FREE CHAPTER 2. Performing Core Configuration and Management Tasks 3. Building Data-Driven Application 4. Configuring Alerts and Notifications 5. Building and Configuring Reports 6. Creating and Configuring Workflow Activities 7. Auditing and Diagnosing Service-Now

Using service-now plugins


Service-Now provides functionalities or features in the form of system modules. Usually, modules are activated by default, but if you want to add additional functionality, then you can consider system plugins. Plugins are like small software components that provide features and functionality as an option. Let's better understand this with an example: Data Archive is a plugin that is not activated by default. The size of the data increases in Service-Now according to the time that has passed; for example, an incident more than a year old is less significant as compared to a current incident, and old data may affect the performance of queries and reports.

Getting ready

To step through this recipe, you should have an active Service-Now instance, valid credentials, and an admin role.

How to do it...

  1. Open any standard web browser.

  2. Type the Service-Now instance web address (http://{instance_name}.sservice-now.com) provided by your company in the address bar. Now, enter your...

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