Tag: tables

Quirks of db_image, db_video, and db_audio in ServiceNow

The db_image, db_video, and db_audio tables in ServiceNow do something interesting: they completely ignore access controls (ACLs). That means any file stored...

Table Cleaners - Troubleshooting

Sometimes you need to answer questions like "Why does this do this?" or "How does this work?" This is a set of notes on these kinds of question regarding ta...

Why would you ever extend the syslog table?

Table Guide: https://www.servicenow.com/content/dam/servicenow-assets/public/en-us/doc-type/legal/custom-table-guide.pdf Past Post on the Table guide: ? ...

ServiceNow database Views weird and expose details unless your careful

A discussion on the quirks of ServiceNow database views, including how ACLs behave unexpectedly and tips for securing sensitive data when using views.

Extending User is Bad

A few weeks ago extending User [sys_user] came up and I had always thought, well ServiceNow did it for Customer Service Management, so it must be fine. This ...

Custom Table Guide: What is this?!

The other day I was looking at the licensing training and thinking about the custom table guide.\ To me it's very bizarre why these are the tables selected ...

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