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Mastering ServiceNow

You're reading from   Mastering ServiceNow Unleash the full potential of ServiceNow from foundations to advanced functions, with this hands-on expert guide fully revised for the Helsinki version

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786465955
Length 656 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Martin Wood Martin Wood
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Preface 1. ServiceNow Foundations FREE CHAPTER 2. Developing Custom Applications 3. Server-Side Control 4. Client-Side Interaction 5. Getting Things Done with Tasks 6. Events, Notifications, and Reporting 7. Exchanging Data – Import Sets, Web Services, and other Integrations 8. Securing Applications and Data 9. Diagnosing ServiceNow – Knowing What Is Going On 10. Packaging with Applications, Update Sets, and Upgrades 11. Making ServiceNow Beautiful with Service Portal and Custom Interfaces

Building homepages


When you log in to ServiceNow, the first thing you see is a homepage. These are built out of reports. They are often used as dashboards, providing a quick overview- perhaps showing high-priority tasks or SLAs that have been missed. It is how you get multiple reports on the same page.

A homepage is organized through a layout. A homepage is made up of dropzones-areas that items can be added to. The vast majority of homepages use the same layout, with a header, two columns, and a footer. This design uses HTML tables to position the elements.

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You can make your own custom layouts using Jelly. Check out the product documentation for more:https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/helsinki-servicenow-platform/page/administer/homepage-administration/concept/c_CustomLayouts.html.

Content in the form of widgets is added to each dropzone. The different types of widgets are listed under System UI > Widgets. A widget has to provide two things: how it should be rendered, and a list of options...

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