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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

Workflow troubleshooting


A workflow may be considered as a tracker of a process. You can get to know the status of a request or any other item such as a contract management request or change management request.

Out of the box, in some modules, you are allowed to view the workflow using the show workflow button, but in some cases, you need to go through a different approach to view the status of request or task.

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 and type the instance address.

  2. Log in to the Service-Now instance using the credentials.

  3. On the left-hand side, type workflow and under Workflow application. Now let’s understand some basics:

    Workflow troubleshooting

    • Active Contexts: This module is helpful to understand active workflows, so whatever workflow is being run in the system it would be available here.

    • All Contexts: This module stores all active and inactive...

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