Application Development

Chuck Tomasi

4 minute read

Over the past few years, customers and analysts have been telling us two things: “We need more digital transformation of our workflows” and “We need more developers.” Introducing App Engine Studio (AES). AES is the fastest way to start building ServiceNow apps for creators of all skill levels. Let’s break this down into three main blocks: speed, experiences, and scale. Speed What makes AES so fast? First, a modern/consumer-based design allows you to move through the steps to create an app quickly.

Chuck Tomasi

1 minute read

On this episode, join Chuck, Andrew, Mark, and Brad Cai as they explore Instance Scan in Quebec.Crack a beverage and come join us! Topics 02:36 Introductions/Beers 07:46 Instance Scan overview 14:35 Screenshare 15:45 Suites 22:09 Getting in to the checks 26:59 The advanced/script field 29:30 Building a new linter check 31:17 Sidebar: Types of checks 46:29 Getting devs info faster is cheaper 47:50 Point checks 52:43 Scanning other things 54:14 Dashboards 55:14 Muting a finding 58:19 Screenshare stopped/closing comments 1:01:09 Rating of the beers 1:03:07 On the roadmap Links Docs: Instance Scan (Quebec) About: Live Coding Happy Hour is a weekly show provided by the ServiceNow Developer Program.

Chuck Tomasi

1 minute read

On this episode, join Andrew, Brad, Chuck, and Jeremy to demonstrate how you can configure/customize out-of-the-box and store apps in Studio, then promote them to production without using update sets! Crack a beverage and come join us! Topics 02:50 Introductions/Beer 06:47 Screenshare starts - loading an app from the store 08:55 Opening the store app in Studio 10:21 Are all store/OOB apps editable? 13:25 Making a simple change and publishing/installing 19:33 Discovering conflicting changes 28:01 Try this with source control 34:59 Dealing with branches 40:10 Publishing a new app 42:29 Differences between store apps and custom apps 44:56 Why still use update sets?

Chuck Tomasi

1 minute read

About Break Point is the podcast for ServiceNow admins, developers, and builders of all skill levels. Join your host, Chuck Tomasi, Sr. Developer Advocate for developer discussions. Chuck talks to ServiceNow product managers and developers about the Now Platform features, customers to discuss apps they’ve built, and other interesting people in the ServiceNow ecosystem. Take a break with Break Point. Subscribe Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music Stitcher TuneIn RSS Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.

Chuck Tomasi

1 minute read

Chuck sits down with Principal Product Manager Chiarng Lin to talk about the Command Line Interface. The discussion covers what it is, who it’s for, design considerations, and what we’re looking forward to - and more. Join us for a lot of great information exchange an a few laughs. Topics 00:00 Introduction 04:40 Fred Luddy 06:39 Command line interface overview 08:09 Features 12:29 The origins of the CLI 13:32 Free or paid?

Chuck Tomasi

1 minute read

Join the toolbox team as Andrew Barnes demonstrates his favorite Quebec developer feature - script tracer. Discover how this tool can help you uncover the layers of logic quickly. Topics 01:27 Introductions 04:30 Topic introduction 06:20 Problem introduction (screen share starts) 09:52 Debugging with log points and break points 15:00 Turning on business rule debugging 16:39 Looking through the business rules 18:39 Script Tracer demo 22:10 The script tab 24:45 We found the problem!

Chuck Tomasi

2 minute read

On this episode, we will explore setting up and using the new AI Search capability released in Quebec. Crack a beverage and come join us! Topics 03:15 Intros/welcome/beer 07:25 Screen share started 08:00 Audio adjustments 10:00 We now resume our regularly schedule chaos 11:00 First look at AI Search 12:31 Configuring an indexed source 14:25 Field mapping 18:10 Creating a search profile 18:55 Creating the search source 20:02 Synonyms and stop words 21:09 Publishing the search profile 21:35 Checking the index 22:42 Creating a genius result 29:35 Back to the search profile 29:19 Creating a search application configuration 31:47 Search facets 33:50 Testing in UI Builder 37:20 Adjusting the display 38:08 EVAM View Config 40:52 Modifying the view template 48:50 Q: Regular results vs.

Chuck Tomasi

1 minute read

Topic: Topic: Brad Tilton shows us how to create parameter screens to make input easier on the mobile app. About: Live Coding Happy Hour is a weekly show provided by the ServiceNow Developer Program. Each week join as the Developer Advocate team along with guests work on a developing and enhancing real applications with unscripted and unprepared examples. See how experts at ServiceNow problem solve and learn new parts of the Now Platform.

Chuck Tomasi

1 minute read

Topic: On this episode, join Chuck, and Brad as they explore he new mobile card builder in Quebec. Prior to this release, you could pick from a variety of pre-built card layouts. Now with Q, you can finally design your own! About: Creator Toolbox is a weekly show provided by the ServiceNow Developer Program. Each Tuesday, join the Developer Advocate team and guests as they showcase the platform tools you need to get your job done quickly.

Andrew Barnes

4 minute read

VS Code Extension Six months after initial release, the ServiceNow Extensions for Visual Studio Code has reached version 1.4. This milestone is significant in that several incremental changes have added up an improved experience. I will include the release notes below and highlight several of the improvements directly. Continue to provide feedback on the idea portal and the dedicated community. Read the FAQ. Not everything I point out will be specifically new to 1.