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A customer requests the following data quality measures be added: 1. Incident numbers should be read-only on all lists and forms, for all users. 2. Short Description field should be mandatory, on…
The correct answer is D. Data Policy. To enforce data quality rules such as making fields read-only or mandatory, ServiceNow provides a specific policy type that applies across various data entry methods.
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- ADictionary Design Policy
- BField Criteria Policy
- CData Quality Policy
- DData Policy
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- B7% (2)
- D90% (26)
Why each option
To enforce data quality rules such as making fields read-only or mandatory, ServiceNow provides a specific policy type that applies across various data entry methods.
'Dictionary Design Policy' is not a standard ServiceNow policy type; dictionary entries define fundamental field properties but do not dynamically enforce mandatory/read-only rules based on conditions.
'Field Criteria Policy' is not a standard ServiceNow policy type; while data policies use criteria, this is not the name of the policy itself.
'Data Quality Policy' is a general conceptual term for ensuring data integrity, not the specific name of a ServiceNow implementation for these types of rules.
To meet the requirements of making fields read-only ('Incident numbers') and mandatory ('Short Description' on Insert), a 'Data Policy' is the appropriate ServiceNow mechanism. Data policies enforce data consistency and integrity rules by making fields mandatory or read-only, irrespective of how data is entered, ensuring consistent application of business rules.
Concept tested: ServiceNow Data Policies (read-only, mandatory)
Source: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/utah-platform-administration/page/administer/data-policy/concept/c_DataPolicy.html
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