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What type of field allows you to look up values from one other table?

The correct answer is A. Reference. A 'Reference' field is a specific field type in ServiceNow that enables looking up and linking to records in another table.

Submitted by certguy· Apr 18, 2026Configuring Applications for Collaboration

Question

What type of field allows you to look up values from one other table?

Options

  • AReference
  • BVerity
  • COptions
  • DSelections
  • EDot walk
  • FLookup

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    89% (34)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • F
    5% (2)

Why each option

A 'Reference' field is a specific field type in ServiceNow that enables looking up and linking to records in another table.

AReferenceCorrect

A 'Reference' field in ServiceNow is designed to establish a relationship between two tables, allowing a field on one table to store a pointer (sys_id) to a record in another, thereby facilitating data lookups and ensuring data integrity between related records.

BVerity

'Verity' is not a standard field type in ServiceNow.

COptions

'Options' is a generic term, but not a specific field type that looks up values from another table; choice fields allow predefined options.

DSelections

'Selections' is a generic term and not a defined field type that links to another table.

EDot walk

'Dot walk' is a powerful feature for accessing fields on a referenced record, but it is a data access method, not a field type itself.

FLookup

'Lookup' is a general action of finding data, but 'Reference' is the specific ServiceNow field type that performs this function across tables.

Concept tested: Reference field type definition

Source: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/utah-platform-administration/page/administer/reference-fields/concept/c_ReferenceFields.html

Topics

#ServiceNow field types#Reference fields#Table relationships#Form configuration

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