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ServiceNow Development Handbook (3rd Edition)
Free PDF Exports

This page contains links to just a few sections of Tim Woodruff's ServiceNow Development Handbook (Third Edition). The below sections are available for download, for free.

These exported sections are a bit of a sneak-peek at some of the new content in the Third Edition of The ServiceNow Development Handbook, which you can get a copy of at https://handbook.snc.guru!

Please note: There may be some minor formatting or content errors in the PDFs below, as they were exported from an early draft of the Third Edition.

Business Rules - Type, Order, & update

Learn about Business Rules, Business Rule types, and the order of operations for Business Rules in ServiceNow.

Cloning & Clone Cadence

Instance cloning best-practices, pitfalls, gotchas, and example "clone cadences" for single-dev and multi-dev-environment instances.

Performance & Query Efficiency

Understanding code and query performance in ServiceNow, especially relating to query efficiency in both single and multi-record queries.

Scripted Records

Using "scripted records" in ServiceNow to improve the configurability and modularity of your application or functionality.

Server Debugging

Using the ServiceNow server-side debugger.

Session Variables

Using session variables (and client data) in ServiceNow

Update Sets

Some pro-tips and guidelines on managing Update Sets in ServiceNow.

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