Server-Side Scripting GlideSystem and GlideRecord

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It is a collection of methods, executes server-side and has access system-level information.

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GlideSystem API

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Returns information about the currently logged in user.

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User Methods

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Retrieves the current user object

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gs.getUser()

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Gets the username of the current user

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gs.getUserName()

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Retrieves the ID of the current user

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gs.getUserID()

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Gets the display name of the current user

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gs.getUserDisplayName()

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Checks if the current user has a specific role

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gs.hasRole()

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Checks if the current user has a role in a specified group

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gs.hasRoleInGroup()

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Primarily work with form objects, tables, fields, and logging

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System Methods

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Gets the value of a specified system property

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gs.getProperty()

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Retrieves the display column name for a given table and column name

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gs.getDisplayColumn()

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Checks if a specified table exists in the system

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gs.tableExists()

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Used to check for null or empty values

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gs.nil()

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Prints messages to the system log

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gs.print()

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Logs informational messages

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gs.info()

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Logs messages with default log level

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gs.log()

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Returns the start and end of the last calendar week relative to the current date.

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gs.beginningOfLastWeek() and gs.endOfLastWeek():

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Returns the start and end of the next calendar month relative to the current date.

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gs.beginningOfNextMonth() and gs.endOfNextMonth()

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Returns the current date and time in UTC as a string (e.g., “2024-09-09 14:25:00”).

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gs.now()

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Returns the current date and time in UTC, similar to gs.now(). Used here for clarity.

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gs.nowDateTime()

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Returns the date and time for a specified number of minutes ago from the current time.

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gs.minutesAgo()

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Returns the date and time for a specified number of quarters (approximately 3 months) ago.

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gs.quartersAgo()

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Returns the date and time for a specified number of months ago.

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gs.monthsAgo()

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Returns the date and time for a specified number of years ago.

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gs.yearsAgo()

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Used to manipulate date and time values

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GlideDate and GlideDateTime

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Used when developing scripts for scoped applications.

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Scoped GlideSystem

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Provides methods for accessing system-level information in scoped applications

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Scoped GlideSystem

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Where to navigate to review log message output?

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System Logs

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Checks if the debugging mode is currently enabled. Useful for conditionally logging debug information

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gs.isDebugging()

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Logs debug-level messages. These are only visible when debugging is enabled.

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gs.debug()

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Logs error messages. These are typically used to log exceptions or critical issues that need attention.

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gs.error()

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Logs informational messages. Useful for general info that might be useful for understanding what the script is doing.

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gs.info()

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Logs warning messages. These indicate potential issues or important notices that aren’t errors but are worth noting.

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gs.warn();

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T or F: Whenever possible, use the GlideDateTime methods rather than JavaScript date methods for convenience

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True

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Where to check for the latest information on the GlideSystem and Scoped GlideSystem APIs and their methods

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ServiceNow Developer's portal

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Used for database operations instead of writing SQL queries.

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GlideRecord

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Where does GlideRecord executes?

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Server-side

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Builds a SQL select statement (not seen by the user)

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addQuery()

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T or F: addQuery() calls are automatically AND'ed

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True

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Method to execute the query. Returns zero or more records

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query()

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Method that moves to the next record in the GlideRecord object

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next()

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Method that iterates through all returned records.

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while()

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Method processes only the first record returned.

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if()

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Method that steps through returned records and determines if there are any more records

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hasNext()

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Method to save changes to the records in the GlideRecord. If the record does not exist, it is inserted

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update()

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Method to add a second condition to a select statement using OR

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addOrCondition()

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Use to query for a Single Record

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get()

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less code, but larger performance impact 

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getRowCount()

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more code, but executes faster 

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GlideAggregate()

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Method to build an Encoded Query

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addEncodedQuery()

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Class inherited from GlideRecord and performs the same functions as GlideRecord and enforces ACLs

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GlideRecordSecure