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Which technique is used to get information from a series of referenced fields from different tables?

The correct answer is C. Dot-Walking. Dot-walking is a technique used to access fields from a series of referenced tables by traversing reference fields in ServiceNow.

Submitted by marco_it· Apr 18, 2026Introduction to Development

Question

Which technique is used to get information from a series of referenced fields from different tables?

Options

  • ATable-Walking
  • BSys_ID Pulling
  • CDot-Walking
  • DRecord-Hopping

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • C
    95% (20)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

Dot-walking is a technique used to access fields from a series of referenced tables by traversing reference fields in ServiceNow.

ATable-Walking

'Table-Walking' is not a recognized ServiceNow term for this specific technique.

BSys_ID Pulling

'Sys_ID Pulling' refers to retrieving the unique identifier of a record, not the process of accessing fields across related tables.

CDot-WalkingCorrect

Dot-walking allows administrators and developers to access fields on related records by traversing reference fields, effectively 'walking' through multiple tables using a series of dots (e.g., current.assigned_to.manager.name).

DRecord-Hopping

'Record-Hopping' is not a recognized ServiceNow term for this specific technique.

Concept tested: Dot-walking for referenced fields

Source: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/utah-application-development/page/script/server-scripting/concept/c_DotWalking.html

Topics

#Dot-Walking#Data Access#Referenced Fields#Scripting

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