ServiceNow: Building Powerful Workflows

Summarizing the execution

Contextual security analyses a great combination of rules. When a record is shown in a form, the row security rule is found first. If this returns true, then every single field on the form will trigger a rule check. Due to the great number of combinations, it is easy to lose track of what the platform is doing at each point.

To help, the ACL Execution plan shows what rules will be executed. This can be accessed at the bottom of every security rule, and it will also be shown on any security rule alteration. The example later shows this in action.

In the next chapter, we will look further at how to debug security rules and watch the decisions that the platform takes.