ServiceNow Base Configuration Details

Add a base configuration to define shared properties for a set of ServiceNow item and action configurations.

Field Descriptions

The field descriptions are included in the UI. While creating or editing a configuration, point to a field name to view its description.

The base configuration fields are described in the following table.

Important: The example values given here may not be in your ServiceNow table.
Field Description Example Values
ServiceNow URL URL to the ServiceNow server, in the format of https://<instance_name>.service-now.com https://demo001.service-now.com
User Name ServiceNow user name
Password ServiceNow password
Table Specify a ServiceNow table to make available for searching.

Use a colon to separate table name and display name.

For example:

problem:Problem

Tip: See the ServiceNow wiki Tables and Classes topic to find the exact table names.
Note: A table that has an extension will also return all child items.

Tables are used in conjunction with the Field List and custom columns to display additional ServiceNow fields in Release Control. See Displaying ServiceNow Fields in Collection Columns.

change_request:Change Request
Result Limit Result limit for find requests action 300
Title Field* Enter ServiceNow table entries to map to Title so that it can be displayed in Release Control. number
Name Field* Enter ServiceNow table entries to map to Name so that it can be displayed in Release Control. short_description
Description Field* Enter ServiceNow table entries to map to Description so that it can be displayed in Release Control. description
Custom Fields* Specify a comma-delimited list of fields to retrieve from the ServiceNow table listed in the Table field. For date and time fields specify DATETIME format delimited by a colon.

Selection fields must be specified in ServiceNow Choices. **

state,active,category,priority,assigned_to
Text Fields for Search Enter ServiceNow table entries to map to text fields to use when searching for items to associate with Release Control. number,short_description,description
Choice Field for Search* Specify a field from the ServiceNow table to use when searching Choice field selections. This is used when adding or editing requests. This field is automatically treated as select format and must have Choices specified in ServiceNow. ** state

* The fields entered must be in the table entered in the Table field. The default custom column fields for ServiceNow don't need to be included. See Custom Column Fields for ServiceNow. For information on displaying these fields in collection lists, see Displaying ServiceNow Fields in Collection Columns.

** Fields in select format must be specified in Choices in the ServiceNow UI. Choices specified in ServiceNow can be distributed across different tables, but Release Control loads only those choices that are in the table specified in the configuration Table field.

Related Topics

Release Control Administration Overview

Adding Base Configurations