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Automate the maintenance of the code search tables in ServiceNow by dynamically updating searchable fields and tables based on configurable system properties.
It enhances search coverage across plugins and scopes, reducing manual effort and avoiding common permission errors.
For full details and usage instructions, see blog post:
https://rubenferrero.com/servicenow/automate-code-search
Created by: Rubén Ferrero Álvarez (SwissFlowIt)
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruben-ferrero/
- Website: https://rubenferrero.com
- SwissFlowIt: https://swissflowit.com
Automate code search configuration
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var config = JSON.parse(gs.getProperty('sn_codesearch.custom.autopopulate.config'));
var query = 'sys_class_name=sys_dictionary' + '^' +
buildQueryPart('excludeScopes', 'sys_scope!=', '^') +
buildQueryPart('excludeTables', 'name!=', '^') +
buildQueryPart('fieldTypes', 'internal_type=', '^OR') +
buildQueryPart('fieldTypeLabels', 'internal_type.labelLIKE', '^OR') +
(config.searchNames ? 'element=name' : '');
var dictionaryGR = new GlideRecord('sys_dictionary');
dictionaryGR.addEncodedQuery(query);
dictionaryGR.query();
var dictionary = []; // This structure simplifies further processing by organising fields per table
while (dictionaryGR.next()) {
var tableName = dictionaryGR.name.toString();
var fieldName = dictionaryGR.element.toString();
if (!dictionary[tableName]) {
dictionary[tableName] = [];
}
dictionary[tableName].push(fieldName);
}
for (var i in dictionary) {
var newFields = dictionary[i];
//Skip if only "name" field was found
if (newFields.length == 1 && newFields[0] == 'name') {
continue;
}
var codeSearchGR = new GlideRecord('sn_codesearch_table');
codeSearchGR.addQuery('table', i);
codeSearchGR.addQuery('search_group', config.searchGroup);
codeSearchGR.query();
if (codeSearchGR.next()) {
//If new list of fields is different from existing one, update record
var existingFields = codeSearchGR.getValue('search_fields') ? codeSearchGR.getValue('search_fields').split(',') : [];
var arrayUtil = new ArrayUtil();
if (arrayUtil.diff(existingFields, newFields).length > 0) {
codeSearchGR.setValue('search_fields', newFields.join(','));
codeSearchGR.update();
}
} else {
//Create new record
codeSearchGR.setValue('table', i);
codeSearchGR.setValue('search_group', config.searchGroup);
codeSearchGR.setValue('search_fields', newFields.join(','));
codeSearchGR.insert();
}
}
function buildQueryPart(configProperty, text, separator) {
return config[configProperty] ? config[configProperty].map(item => text + item).join(separator) + separator : '';
}
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