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New features: SwissNow

Import · Sep 09, 2017 · article

SwissNow is a new lightweight Edge and Chrome extension that will make ServiceNow developer life easier.

New features:

  1. In your custom spripts you can define following special parameters to be used with record and list view: sys_id, sys_class_name, sysparm_query
  2. Support for extra features in custom scripts: "!message=" "!url="
  3. Support for update sets in compare and "copy data"
  4. Custom utility scripts (= parametrized background scripts)
  5. Check your ServiceNow cluster nodes and basic statistics. Switch your selected cluster node.
  6. Configuration packages - export records from multiple tables into single file with just one click
  7. Context menu search
  8. Table search
  9. Additional version of the plugin, supporting on-premise ServiceNow instances
  10. Extension was published to Edge extension store

All features:

1. Check current logged in user

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2. Check current selected Update Set

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3. Check currently selected Domain

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3a. Switch to global domain with one click

4. Switch to the same record/view in another ServiceNow environment

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5. View recent changes tracked in Update Sets

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6. Add a prefix in your tab title - the prefix will indicate the environment you're connected to

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7. Watch list. You can monitor a result of a list query. Once records have been added/deleted/changed, you will receive a desktop notification.

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8. Embed current view in the ServiceNow UI. Pop-out current view from the ServiceNow UI

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9. Compare the same record or list of records between environments

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9a. Compare all related lists for particular record on different environments

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9b. Comparison of multi-line values (e.g. scripts) highlights changed linesimage

9c. Comparison of all workflow activities on a list (wf_activity_list.do) includes activity variables (e.g. script in RunScript action)

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9d. Compare all rows in a list with each other

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9e. Compare different versions of the same object

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9f. Guided export/import of list of records

10a. Generate GlideRecord query (code snippet)

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10b. GlideRecord update function generation

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11. Edit background scripts locally, using your favourite IDE/editor (press CTRL-Enter to execute script)

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12. Cancel your long-running blocking transactions ("X" button)

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13. Table search

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14. Context menu search

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15. Configuration packages - export records from multiple tables into single file with just one click

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16. Custom utility scripts (= parametrized background scripts)

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Install the extension here:

SwissNow - ServiceNOW toolbox - Chrome Web Store

SwissNow - ServiceNOW toolbox - Edge Add-ons

A version supporting on-premise instances of ServiceNow:

SwissNow (On Premise) - ServiceNOW toolbox

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https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-articles/new-features-swissnow-servicenow-edge-chrome-extension-16/ta-p/2311408