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Learning ServiceNow

You're reading from   Learning ServiceNow Administration and development on the Now platform, for powerful IT automation

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2018
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ISBN-13 9781788837040
Length 388 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Tim Woodruff Tim Woodruff
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Preface 1. The Interface FREE CHAPTER 2. Lists and Forms 3. UI Customization 4. Understanding Data and Relationships 5. Tasks and Workflows 6. UI and Data Policies 7. User Administration and Security 8. Introduction to Scripting 9. The Server-Side Glide API 10. The Client-Side Glide API 11. Server-Side Scripting 12. Client-Side Scripting 13. Service Portal Scripting 14. Debugging 15. Pro Tips Index

Configuring service portal UI

The service portal in ServiceNow is generally used as a front page for IT, and allows users (even those without any permissive roles in ServiceNow) to submit tickets for IT (or other departments) to handle. The Service Portal is effectively a replacement for the CMS (used in Geneva and earlier), and includes many enhancements over the old Jelly-driven CMS application, but many companies will still be on a legacy CMS until they have a reason to convert/upgrade to the Service Portal for their self-service interface.

To create your own Service Portal, start by navigating to System Definition | Plugins to activate the Service Portal for Enterprise Service Management plugin (ID: com.glide.service-portal.esm) plugin by searching for it from the list, then right-clicking on it, and choosing Activate/Upgrade. Since this is your personal instance, go ahead and load demo data.

After activation, refresh the page again, and navigate to Service Portal | Portals in the Application...

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