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Finding globally available things- # Finding globally available things

March 13, 2019 [servicenow](/tags/servicenow/)

  Enable AI AnimationI was in the middle of restoring my PC and thought “I wonder if I can
view all the globally accessible things?”

Turns out, you can.

`Object.keys(this).forEach(function(thing){
try {
  var type_of_thing = eval('typeof ' + thing);
  if(type_of_thing === 'object'){
    for(var prop in thing){
      gs.info('-: ' + prop);
    }
  }
  gs.info(thing + ': ' + eval('typeof ' + thing));
} catch(e) {
  gs.info('error',JSON.stringify(e));
}
});`In an out of box instance I get a big output. Alot of these are old
“Global Business Rules” but some are weird.

# [Globally available](#globally-available)

SNString

`  function String() {
    "[native code for String.String, arity=1]"
  }`
- SNRegExp

`  function RegExp() {
    "[native code, arity=0]"
  }`
- GlideArrayRecord

Seems to work just like GlideRecord.

- sys_meta

This is super interseting. `sys_meta` has a property for every
table. `sys_meta.sys_user` has a property for every field.
`sys_meta.sys_user.date_format` has then a property for the
sys_dictionary record. The type is
`com.glide.script.FieldGlideDescriptor`

- system

This is super interesting. This might be what UI Actions have
available to them with the `action` variable. `system` has one
`JavaObject` called action. `system.action` has many things.
- canPop
- canRunAction
- enforceMandatoryOnUpdate
- equals
- get
- getActionName
- getActionSysId
- getBody
- getCategory
- getClass
- getCondition
- getFromType
- getGRList
- getGlideURI
- getGotoURL
- getLabel
- getName
- getOnClick
- getOnClickEscaped
- getRedirectURL
- getRef
- getReturnURL
- getRunAt
- getTableName
- getTarget
- getType
- getUniqueFieldValue
- getValues
- hashCode
- isInsert
- isNextRecord
- isPreviousRecord
- isRedirect
- notify
- notifyAll
- openGlideRecord
- process
- setCategory
- setFromType
- setGRList
- setGotoURL
- setNoPop
- setRedirectURL
- setRequest
- setReturnURL
- setTarget
- setType
- setUniqueField
- toString
- wait()| Function | |
- class| JavaObject | |
- glideURI| JavaObject | “snd_xplore.do?” |
- values| JavaObject | “{}” |
- noPop| undefined | undefined |
- request| undefined | undefined |
- uniqueField| undefined | undefined |
- actionSysId| null | null |
- category| null | null |
- redirectURL| null | null |
- returnURL| null | null |
- GRList
- actionName
- body
- condition
- fromType
- gotoURL
- insert
- label
- name
- nextRecord
- onClick
- onClickEscaped
- previousRecord
- redirect
- ref
- runAt
- tableName
- target
- type
- uniqueFieldValue

- gs

`gs` seems to be a copy of the above
(`system.action`)[#system]

- global ***SPECIAL***

- GlideDBObjectManager ***SPECIAL***

- GlideNumberManager ***SPECIAL***

- getUsersForRoleDelegation

- getRoleDelegatorGroupOptions

- getRoleDelegatorOptions

- getMyRoleDelegationGroups

- getDelegatableRoles

- cmn_notif_device_listGetViewName

- cmn_notif_deviceGetViewName

- cxs_table_config_srch_as_fldGetChoices

- getBaseFilter

- getUserHomepages

- getRefColumnDictionary

- getMyRequestIDs

- closeChange

- closeProblem

- closeIncident

- closeRelatedTasks

- getStatsOptions

- dmn_demand_stageGetChoices

- getNextObjNumber

- saListCis

- getAllMembersOfMyGroups

- getGroupMembersGivenGroupID

- getGroupMembersGivenGroupName

- hasAccessToDocument

- global_simple_events

- global_events

- GetIDValue

- emailsToUsers

- getUserDashboards

- lastWeek

- nowDateTime

- now

- isAdvancedUI

- getWeekStart

- notifDeviceRefQual

- getGroupsInHierarchy

- getRelatedGroup

- getRelatedCI

- getRelatedRecords

- workflowTaskTemplateReferenceQualifier

- GetGroupFilter

- getDefaultDeliveryPlan

- getDisplayValueOf

- limitFieldLength

- v_field_editor_lengthGetChoices

- v_ws_field_editor_lengthGetChoices

- restrictCatItemsForGuides

- trim

- addChoiceType

- limitFieldType

- v_field_editor_typeGetChoices

- sys_userGetEmailAddress

- incidentGetCaller

- incident_listGetViewName

- incidentGetViewName

- padObjNumber

- getNextObjNumberPadded

- cmdbCIChildren

- getDefaultContentType

- sys_dictionary_elementCanWrite

- sys_dictionary_nameCanWrite

- getDictionaryEntry

- doesEntryFloat

- cmdb_rel_type_suggest_relationshipGetChoices

- rm_release_phase_ProcessFlowList

- idea_stageGetChoices

- rm_release_ProcessFlowList

- ProposedChangesExist

- sc_req_item_stage_DeliveryPlanChoices

- sc_req_item_stageGetChoices

- getKBMandatoryFields

- dmn_demand_ProcessFlowList

- GetReasonForChange

- cxs_table_field_config_fieldGetChoices

- getRoleListIds

- getRoledUsers

- addWFVariables

- addDefaultVariables

- addVariables

- addVariableSets

- wf_variables

- getPrimaryCompany

- getBannerSrc

- recurseImageParents

- getBannerText

- recurseParents

- getMyGroups

- deleteAllRecords

- getCurrencyFilter

- populatedFilterRefQual

- getLDAPSources

- isMandatoryNotification

- dynamicUserCreation

- sys_sg_master_item_tableGetChoices

- checkAllApprovers

- isApprovalMine

- getMyAssignments

- getMyApprovals

- getApplicableTemplates

- getMobileLayoutCatalogs

- sys_trigger_system_idGetChoices

- getDefaultKB

- checkForUnscheduled

- createProblem

- globalListen

- getGroupQualifier

- getDateFilterOptions

- historyRecordPresent

- recordHasUpdateXML

- areAllPreviewProblemsIgnored

- updateSetPreviewInstalled

- kbGetText

- kbWriteComment

- homeGetViewName

- sc_cat_itemGetViewName

- sc_req_itemGetViewName

- NumberManager

# [](#available-in-script-includes)[Available in Script Includes](https://jace.pro/post/2019-03-13-finding-global-things/#available-in-script-includes)

If you define these in a script include it may cause an issue.

- CALLABLE_PREFIX
- gc
- getChars
- getDocument
- getName
- getParameter
- getRootElement
- getType
- getValue
- initialize
- newItem
- process
- request
- responseXML
- setAnswer
- setError
- type

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