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Common / Update Record

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Operation Information

Hornbill Cloud Automation to update field values against records within a table in ServiceNow. Requires either the System ID (sys_id) or Reference & Column to be provided. If both are provided, then System ID is used.

This is a Premium Integration.

Authentication

This operation requires authentication, the details of which can be securely stored on your instance in a KeySafe Key of type ServiceNow Authentication.

To create a key of this type:

  • In the Configuration area of your Hornbill instance, navigate to Platform Configuration > Security > KeySafe;
  • Click on the + Create New Key button;
  • On the resulting Create New Key form, choose ServiceNow Authentication in the Type pick list;
  • Give the ServiceNow Authentication KeySafe key a Title (this is the name / identifier for the ServiceNow Authentication account as you will see it when using the cloud automation node in your workflows);
  • Optionally populate the Description field;
  • Populate the following fields accordingly, then click the Create Key button to create your new key:
Name Type Description
Instance Name string ServiceNow Instance Name
Username string Authentication Username
Password string Authentication Password

Revoking Access

If at any point you wish to revoke access to any of the above accounts from your Hornbill instance, just delete the relevant KeySafe key(s) from the KeySafe list.

Warning

This will revoke the rights of any existing Cloud Automation Node in your Hornbill Workflows that are using the revoked ServiceNow Authentication account, so you will need to manage these workflows accordingly.

Input Parameters

Display Name ID Type Description Required Supported Values
Table Name table string The name of the table where you want to update a record Yes None provided
System ID sys_id string System ID - provide this OR the Reference & Reference Field. No None provided
Reference Value reference string Reference Value - provide this & its Field OR the System ID. No None provided
Reference Field reference_field string The name of the field where the reference value is stored No None provided
Fields fields array Any fields you wish to update against the ServiceNow table record No None provided

Output Parameters

Display Name ID Type Description
Sys ID sys_id string Sys ID of the record that was updated
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