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Notification snippets

Quick answer

Notifications react to records or events.

Key takeaways

  • Fire an event from a rule
  • Mail script (in the notification body)

Notifications react to records or events.

Fire an event from a rule

gs.eventQueue('incident.escalated', current, current.priority, current.assigned_to);

Mail script (in the notification body)

template.print('Priority: ' + current.priority.getDisplayValue());

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Check your understanding

  1. What queues a custom event for a notification?

    • A. gs.eventQueue()
    • B. g_form.addInfoMessage()
    • C. gr.insert()
    Show answer

    A. gs.eventQueue()

    gs.eventQueue raises an event notifications can subscribe to.

  2. Where does template.print() run?

    • A. In a mail/notification script
    • B. In a client script
    • C. In an ACL
    Show answer

    A. In a mail/notification script

    Mail scripts build notification content.

Frequently asked questions

What does the term Notification snippets refer to in ServiceNow?

Notifications react to records or events.
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