ServiceNow initialize vs newRecord | Servicenow tips and tricks | Sevicenow GlideRecord examples

Hi All,

Hope you are doing fine. In this tutorial we will be looking into a basic question on Servicenow glideRecord i.e. what is the difference between initialize and new record in servicenow. First we will try to understand what is Servicenow glideRecord ? The GlideRecord class is the way to interact with the ServiceNow database from a script. See the GlideRecord API reference for a complete list of methods.

GlideRecord interactions start with a database query. The generalized strategy is:

• Create a GlideRecord object for the table of interest.
• Build the query condition(s).
• Execute the query.
• Apply script logic to the records returned in the GlideRecord object.

Here is what the generalized strategy looks like in pseudo-code: // 1. Create an object to store rows from a table var myObj = new GlideRecord('table_name');

// 2. Build query myObj.addQuery('field_name','operator','value'); myObj.addQuery('field_name','operator','value');

// 3. Execute query myObj.query();

// 4. Process returned records while(myObj.next()){ //Logic you want to execute.
//Use myObj.field_name to reference record fields }

What is servicenow gliderecord initialize ? Creates an empty record within the current GlideRecord that is suitable for population before an insert.

What is servicenow gliderecord newRecord? Creates a GlideRecord, sets the default values for the fields, and assigns a unique ID to the record.

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Regards, Amit Gujarathi (Technomonk) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPJlcM_QTlc