CSA · Question #13
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.
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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
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(21 responses)- C95% (20)
- D5% (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.
'Table-Walking' is not a recognized ServiceNow term for this specific technique.
'Sys_ID Pulling' refers to retrieving the unique identifier of a record, not the process of accessing fields across related tables.
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).
'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
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