How to do it…

  1. Open any standard web browser and type the instance address.
  2. Log in to the instance using valid credentials.
  3. To make recipe let’s understand some basics out of the box, Service-Now provides predefined variables, which you can use globally:
    • current: The current variable refers to the Service-Now form, which is currently being displayed
    • Previous: This is the record before any changes were made. This variable is available on delete or update, but not available for the async business rule
    • g_scratchpad: The scratchpad object is available on the display Business Rule only, which is used to pass information to the client side
  1. When a current record is being referenced, there may not be a current record when a business rule runs, ...

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