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Wait for Catalog Tasks to Complete

In workflow on catalog task creation, you can always specify "Wait for completion" to have catalog tasks wait to close until moving on in the work.  You can also use a "Join Activity" to wait for tasks as well.

Sometimes you don't want to do that or it doesn't work for you.  Possibly you want to do other activities and wait at a later point in the workflow.  Here is a script useful for checking if catalog tasks are complete in a workflow.

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Upgrade Tips

Here are some suggestions to help you upgrade or patch your ServiceNow instance.   Whether you are new to upgrades and patching, or want to know more about it, this article will help you get updated to the newest ServiceNow version.

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Multiple Default Update Set Fix

On some ServiceNow upgrades, you may end up with multiple "Default" global update sets. Default, Default 1, Default 2, etc.

For each application there will be a Default update sets which is ok.  However having multiple "Default" global update sets is annoying/more to maintain.

Here is how you can fix this if it happens to your system.

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Reduce Email Processes with ServiceNow Self Service

Recently ServiceNow commissioned Lawless Research to design and conduct a study about the state of work in companies with 500 or more employees.   Their findings help confirm what we already knew, working via email processes is difficult and costly.  ServiceNow is also very timely with this report.  In application software, there is a shift to avoid using email. Why is that?  

This article talks about why email is being downsized at companies, and how you can make it happen with ServiceNow.

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