Tim Deniston – Page 3

Parallel Flow Launcher and WorkflowCoordinator

2022-06-232022-06-23 by Tim Deniston

The WorkflowCoordinator object is poorly documented (surprise, surprise), but it’s quite simple to use. I had never used it before, but got lucky and was able to get it working with minimal effort. The issue I need to solve was that an unknown number of approvals were needed for a particular catalog item. The number ... Read More

ServiceNow and Search Engines – Summer 2022

2022-06-212022-06-21 by Tim Deniston

If you are anything like me, you’re constantly firing up a new tab in your browser of choice and entering “servicenow” followed by whatever you need to do. I probably do this 10-20 times each day. Here’s an example of things I did recently based on my browser history: servicenow flow return record object servicenow ... Read More

Leveraging the Current Catalog Item in a Variable Reference Qualifier

2022-06-162022-06-15 by Tim Deniston

I recently encountered a situation where I needed a variable in a variable set but the reference qualifier needed to vary based on the catalog item that it was currently being used in. I knew of absolutely nothing that would allow me to get this, so, naturally, I did some digging. I came across this ... Read More

The “Hidden” API Docs

2022-06-142022-08-01 by Tim Deniston

I have no idea where I found this. I’ve tried to find its source. If you know where it came from, I’ll gladly credit the original source. Every time I share this full list, or even a single line of it, with another ServiceNow dev, I get this string of emoji: 😲🤯🙏 In my search ... Read More

SN Utils Slashcommands – Spring 2022

2022-06-092022-06-08 by Tim Deniston

I am a long-time user of the amazing, irreplaceable, invaluable SN Utils by Arnoud Kooi. If you’re not familiar, it’s a browser plugin (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari) that enhances the ServiceNow experience for anyone with an admin role or even those without. It has been around for 6 years or so and the latest stats ... Read More