CIS-ITSM Service Catalog And Request Management Practice Test 2 — 15 Questions

Question 1

An administrator needs to write an onSubmit Catalog Client Script that validates whether at least one checkbox in a group of ten checkboxes is checked before the item can be added to the cart. Which approach should be used?

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Accepted Answer

Iterate through the checkbox variable names using g_form.getValue() and return false if none are true, preventing submission.. Using g_form.getValue() or iterating through variable names to check their values is standard, but in Service Portal, asynchronous validation requires careful handling or standard g_form synchronous checks where applicable.

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Write a Client Script on the sc_cart table to intercept the checkout action.

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Configure a Dictionary Override on the sc_req_item table to enforce mandatory checkboxes.

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Use document.getElementsByClassName() to count checked elements directly from the DOM.

Question 2

Which application menu contains the module for creating and managing Catalog Categories?

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Service Catalog > Administration > Categories. Catalog Categories are managed under Service Catalog > Catalogs > Categories or Service Catalog > Administration > Categories.

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System Definition > Catalog Categories

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Request Management > Categories

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Self-Service > Category Setup

Question 3

An administrator wants to ensure that a specific catalog item can only be ordered by users who possess the 'itil' role. How should this be configured without writing scripts?

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Create a User Criteria specifying the 'itil' role and add it to the 'Available For' related list of the catalog item.. Creating a User Criteria record that includes the 'itil' role and attaching it to the 'Available For' related list on the catalog item satisfies this requirement.

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Configure an Order Guide rule base to restrict access based on user roles.

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Assign the itil role to the 'Mandatory Roles' field on the catalog item form.

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Add a Read Access Control (ACL) on the sc_cat_item table for the itil role.

Question 4

When designing a complex fulfillment workflow, an administrator uses a 'Create Task' activity to generate a catalog task. How are variable values collected from the requested item passed or accessed within the task description?

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By referencing variables using syntax like ${current.variables.variable_name} directly in the task description or workflow script.. Variables are accessed in workflow scripts or task descriptions using dot-walking syntax such as ${current.variables.variable_name}.

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By configuring a Catalog UI Policy to sync task descriptions on submission.

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By mapping variable sets in the workflow properties related list.

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Variables must be manually copied using a Business Rule because workflows cannot read variable data.

Question 5

An administrator needs to ensure that a catalog item displays a warning message at the top of the form whenever a specific variable is changed. Which script type is best suited for this?

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Catalog Client Script (OnChange). A Catalog Client Script of type OnChange can display messages using g_form.addInfoMessage() or g_form.showFieldMsg().

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Catalog UI Policy (Run scripts)

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Business Rule (Display)

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Catalog Server Script

Question 6

A custom Service Catalog workflow encounters an error where a 'Run Script' activity fails to complete because it attempts to query the sc_cart table instead of the requested item. What is the proper table object to query for submitted request items within a workflow?

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sc_req_item. Workflows running on requested items (sc_req_item) use the 'current' object which represents the sc_req_item record.

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sc_cart

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sys_user_has_role

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sc_request

Question 7

What is the purpose of the 'No quantity' checkbox on a Service Catalog item form?

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It hides the quantity selector on the item form, forcing the quantity to be 1.. The 'No quantity' checkbox hides the quantity selector on the catalog item form so users can only order a quantity of one.

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It sets the default inventory stock count to zero.

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It disables checkout for bulk orders exceeding 10 items.

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It prevents the item from being added to the shopping cart.

Question 8

An administrator needs to apply a set of UI policies across multiple catalog items without recreating them for each item. Which feature should be utilized?

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Catalog UI Policy associated with a Variable Set. Catalog UI Policies can be associated with Variable Sets, allowing the policies to apply wherever the variable set is used.

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Order Guide UI Policy Mapping

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Catalog Data Policy Global Template

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Global Catalog Client Script Collection

Question 9

A developer writes an onSubmit Catalog Client Script that performs an asynchronous GlideAjax call to validate data against a custom table before allowing form submission. The script returns false immediately before the AJAX response is received. How should this be handled in Service Portal?

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Use the modern asynchronous onSubmit pattern with g_form.submitted and manual resubmission inside the AJAX callback.. Service Portal onSubmit catalog client scripts supporting asynchronous validation must use g_form.submitted = false and call g_form.submit() after the callback resolves.

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Change GlideAjax to synchronous mode by passing false as the third parameter in getXML().

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Set the UI type of the client script to 'Desktop' to force synchronous execution.

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Convert the script into a Catalog Data Policy with a script condition.

Question 10

Which module allows administrators to view and manage all submitted Service Catalog Requests across the organization?

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Service Catalog > Requests. Requests are managed under Service Catalog > Requests.

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Service Catalog > Catalog Items

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Incident > Open

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Request Management > Active Cart

Question 11

An administrator wants to hide a specific variable when a checkbox variable is selected. However, the UI Policy action dropdown does not list 'Visible'. What is the correct way to control visibility in a Catalog UI Policy?

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Use the 'Visible' field action in the Catalog UI Policy Action related list and set it to false.. In Catalog UI Policies, visibility is controlled using the 'Visible' field action, or by setting Visible to true/false in the UI Policy Action related list.

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Set the 'Mandatory' field action to false to hide the variable.

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Use a Catalog Client Script because UI policies cannot control visibility.

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Modify the variable dictionary entry to be hidden.

Question 12

When designing a Record Producer that maps user input to the Incident table, an administrator notices that the 'Caller' field on Incident is not populating correctly even though the variable is mapped to 'caller_id'. What is the most likely reason?

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The variable type is set to Single Line Text instead of Reference pointing to the sys_user table.. Record producer variable mapping requires the variable type to match the target field type (e.g., Reference variable for Reference fields), and sys_id values must be passed correctly.

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The variable name must exactly match 'sys_id' to populate reference fields.

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Record producers cannot map fields to the Incident table due to security restrictions.

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The Incident table requires an active Business Rule to accept record producer inputs.

Question 13

Which tab on a Catalog Item form is used to define which categories the item appears under?

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Categories related list. Catalog items are assigned to categories using the 'Categories' related list on the Catalog Item form.

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Item Relationships related list

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Catalogs related list

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Portal Sections tab

Question 14

What is the function of the 'No 'Add to Cart'' checkbox on a catalog item form?

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It removes the 'Add to Cart' button, leaving only the 'Order Now' button.. Checking 'No 'Add to Cart'' removes the Add to Cart button, forcing users to click 'Order Now' directly.

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It completely disables ordering of the item.

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It prevents the item from appearing in search results.

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It restricts checkout to users with the admin role.

Question 15

An organization requires that when a user selects 'Hardware' in a dropdown variable, three specific hardware-related variables become mandatory. Which approach represents best practice in ServiceNow?

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Catalog UI Policy. Catalog UI Policies represent best practice for making variables mandatory or visible based on other variable values without writing code.

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Catalog Client Script (OnChange)

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Data Policy on the sc_req_item table

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Order Guide Rule Base