Form API - ServiceNow Fluent

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    • The Form API defines forms [sys_ui_form] that display information for records in the classic environment.

    For general information about forms, see ServiceNow AI Platform® form administration.

    Form object

    Configure a form [sys_ui_form] to display information for records in a table.

    Tabelle : 1. Properties
    Name Type Description
    table String Required. The name of the table to which the form applies.
    view Reference or String Required. The variable identifier or name of the UI view [sys_ui_view] which applies, or the default view.

    To define a UI view, use the Record API - ServiceNow Fluent.

    To use the default view (default_view), you must import it:
    import { default_view } from '@servicenow/sdk/core'
    sections Array Required. A list of form sections [sys_ui_section] that define how fields are grouped and displayed in the form. For more information, see sections array.
    user Reference or String The variable identifier or name of the user [sys_user] who created the form.

    To define a user, see Record API - ServiceNow Fluent.
    roles Array A list of variable identifiers of Role objects or names of roles that can access the form. For more information, see Role API - ServiceNow Fluent.
    $meta Object Metadata for the application metadata.
    With the installMethod property, you can map the application metadata to an output directory that loads only in specific circumstances.
    $meta: {
      installMethod: 'String'
}
    Valid values for installMethod:
    • demo: Outputs the application metadata to the metadata/unload.demo directory to be installed with the application when the Load demo data option is selected.
    • first install: Outputs the application metadata to the metadata/unload directory to be installed only the first time an application is installed on an instance.
    $override Object Fields and their values provided to configure fields that aren't included in a ServiceNow Fluent API or to override an existing field.
    Warnung:
    Type safety isn't enforced for fields configured with the $override property.
    $override: {
 field: value, 
 ...
}
    		 
    import { Form } from '@servicenow/sdk/core'

Form({
    table: 'sn_formredesign_rd',
    view: advancedView,
    sections: [
      {
        caption: '',              
        fields: [
          ['name', 'date' ],          
          ['priority', 'state'],
        ],
      },
      {
        caption: 'Notes',           
        fields: ['comments', 'work_notes'],
      },    
    ],
})
    The UI view definition referenced is defined using the Record object:
    import { Record } from '@servicenow/sdk/core'

export const advancedView = Record({
    $id: Now.ID['adv-view'],
    table: 'sys_ui_view',
    data: {
        name: 'advanced_view',
        title: 'Advanced View',
    },
})

    sections array

    Configure a section in a form [sys_ui_section] that defines how fields are grouped and displayed in the form.

    The sections array is a property within the Form object. Users can expand or collapse form sections to show or hide the fields they need. If a user has tabs enabled, each form section appears on a separate tab.

    Tabelle : 2. Properties
    Name Type Description
    caption String Required. A title for the section.
    fields Array Required. A list of fields to include in the section [sys_ui_element]. For more information, see fields array.
    $id String or Number A unique ID for the metadata object. When you build the application, this ID is hashed into a unique sys_id. For more information, see ServiceNow Fluent language constructs.

    Format: Now.ID['String' or Number]
    header Boolean Flag that indicates whether to display a header.
    Valid values:
    • true: The header appears on the form.
    • false: The header is hidden.

    Default: false

    		 
    sections: [
  {
    caption: '',              
    fields: [
      ['name', 'date' ],          
      ['priority', 'state'],
    ],
  },
  {
    caption: 'Notes',           
    fields: ['comments', 'work_notes'],
  },
],

    fields array

    Specify the fields to include in a form section [sys_ui_element].

    The fields array is a property within the Form object and supports up to two fields in each row and types that provide layout control.

    Tabelle : 3. Properties
    Name Type Description
    element String Required. The name of a field.
    position Number The position of the field in the section in relation to other fields.
    type String A layout type for the field.
    Valid values:
    • .begin_split
    • .space
    • .split
    • .end_split
    • element
    • annotation
    • split
    • list
    • end_split
    • chart
    • formatter
    • component
    formatter String A formatter [sys_ui_formatter] for the field. A formatter is a form element used to display information that is not a field in the record. For more information about formatters, see Using formatters.

    Fields can be provided as objects or arrays with the following syntax.

    fields: [
  {                        
    element: 'date', // Single field as an object with formatting
    position: 1, 
    type: '.split',
    formatter: 'Access Control Rules Explanation'
  },
  ['.space', {element: 'name', position: 3}], // Single field as an object preceded by an empty space
  ['sys_updated_on', 'sys_updated_by'], // Group fields horizontally in the same row
]