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Question 1mediummultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. A catalog item 'Laptop Request' requires approval from the 'IT Hardware Approvers' group. The approval rule is 'Any one approves'. What is the current approval state for the request?

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sys_record_grpmember table record:

Group: 'IT Hardware Approvers'
User: 'Jane Smith'
Source: 'direct'

Group: 'IT Hardware Approvers'
User: 'Bob Lee'
Source: 'direct'

Group: 'IT Hardware Approvers'
User: 'John Doe'
Source: 'direct'

sysapproval_approver table:

Approval record for RITM0010001:
Approver: 'IT Hardware Approvers'
State: 'requested'

Approval record for RITM0010001:
Approver: 'Jane Smith'
State: 'requested'

Approval record for RITM0010001:
Approver: 'Bob Lee'
State: 'pending'

Approval record for RITM0010001:
Approver: 'John Doe'
State: 'not requested'

A
Approved by Jane Smith
Why wrong: Incorrect. Jane Smith's state is 'requested', meaning she has not acted.
B
Waiting for John Doe specifically
Why wrong: Incorrect. John Doe is 'not requested', meaning he is not required.
C
Waiting for any member of IT Hardware Approvers to approve
Correct. The group is requested and individuals have not approved.
D
Rejected by Bob Lee
Why wrong: Incorrect. Bob Lee's state is 'pending', not rejected.

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Question 2hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. An administrator created a catalog item using a record producer. When a user submits the request, the record producer fails to create the requested item. The log shows a missing mandatory field error. What is the most likely cause?

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{
  "sys_id": "catalog_item_123",
  "name": "Laptop Request",
  "variables": [
    {"name": "model", "type": "string", "mandatory": true},
    {"name": "remarks", "type": "string", "mandatory": false}
  ],
  "record_producer": {
    "name": "Produce Laptop RITM",
    "table": "sc_req_item",
    "mappings": [
      {"variable": "model", "target_field": "short_description"},
      {"variable": "remarks", "target_field": "comments"}
    ]
  }
}

A
The record producer is not mapped to the correct table.
Why wrong: Wrong: The table is correctly specified as sc_req_item.
B
The 'model' variable is not mapped to a field in the target table.
Why wrong: Wrong: The mapping shows 'model' to 'short_description', so it is mapped.
C
A mandatory field in the target table is not mapped by the record producer.
Correct: If a mandatory field (e.g., 'requested_for') is not mapped, the record creation fails.
D
The record producer is inactive.
Why wrong: Wrong: If inactive, the record producer would not run at all.

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Question 3mediummultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. An administrator sets the system properties as shown. What is the result?

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> glide.element.security.level = high
> glide.ui.escape_text = false

A
It decreases security by disabling HTML escaping in UI.
Disabling HTML escaping allows malicious scripts to be rendered, increasing XSS risk.
B
It increases security by escaping all text in UI.
Why wrong: escape_text false disables escaping, so security decreases.
C
It enables cross-site scripting protection.
Why wrong: It does the opposite.
D
It has no effect on security.
Why wrong: These properties directly affect security.

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Question 4mediummultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. This ACL is applied to the Incident table for 'write' operation. A user is editing their own incident but is still denied. What is the issue?

Exhibit

(function evaluateRule(current, user) {
    if (current.caller_id == user.sys_id) {
        return true;
    }
    return false;
})(current, user);

A
The script returns false because current.caller_id is not the user's sys_id.
Why wrong: For the user's own incident, caller_id should match.
B
The ACL is set to 'read' instead of 'write'.
Why wrong: The ACL is configured for write operation.
C
The user does not have the necessary role.
Why wrong: No role is required as the script allows access.
D
The script returns true but another ACL denies.
A more specific ACL can override this one.

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Question 5mediummultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. An administrator runs this script in a background script. What is the effect?

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var gr = new GlideRecord('sysapproval_approver');
gr.addQuery('state', 'requested');
gr.addQuery('approval_for', gs.getUserID());
gr.query();
while(gr.next()){
    gr.state = 'approved';
    gr.update();
}

A
It approves all approvals in the system.
Why wrong: The script includes a filter for approval_for matching the current user, so it only affects that user's approvals.
B
It will cause an infinite loop.
Why wrong: No update triggers are called that would re-trigger the script; it runs once.
C
It will fail because 'approval_for' is not a valid field.
Why wrong: The 'approval_for' field is valid on the sysapproval_approver table.
D
It approves all pending approvals for the current user.
The script targets only records where approval_for matches the current user and state is requested.

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Question 6hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. A flow is configured as shown. When will this flow trigger?

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{
    "name": "Submit Request",
    "trigger": {
        "type": "record",
        "table": "sc_req_item",
        "condition": "stage IN submitted,approved"
    },
    "actions": [
        {
            "type": "approval",
            "table": "sc_req_item",
            "field": "approval"
        }
    ]
}

A
On every update of a request item regardless of stage.
Why wrong: The condition restricts to specific stages.
B
Only on update when stage changes to approved.
Why wrong: It fires on insert as well and includes submitted.
C
On insert or update when stage is submitted or approved.
The record trigger fires on insert and update when the condition is met.
D
Only on insert with stage submitted.
Why wrong: It also fires on update and includes approved.

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Question 7hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. What is the primary purpose of this Business Rule?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

Exhibit: Excerpt from a Business Rule script on the cmdb_ci table:

(function executeRule(current, previous /*null when async*/ ) {
    var gr = new GlideRecord('cmdb_ci');
    gr.addQuery('sys_id', current.parent.sys_id);
    gr.query();
    if (gr.next()) {
        gr.setValue('u_last_child_update', new GlideDateTime());
        gr.update();
    }
})(current, previous);

A
To update a timestamp field on the parent CI whenever a child CI is updated.
The script retrieves the parent and sets a timestamp field.
B
To prevent updates to child CIs if the parent CI has not been updated recently.
Why wrong: No condition prevents updates; it always updates the parent.
C
To log all changes made to a CI in a custom table.
Why wrong: No logging is performed; only a timestamp field is set.
D
To delete child CIs when the parent CI is deleted.
Why wrong: The script does not handle deletion; it runs on update of the child.

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Question 8mediummultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. This script runs in a background script. Which set of records will be printed?

Exhibit

var gr = new GlideRecord('incident');
gr.addQuery('state', 3);
gr.addQuery('priority', '<=', 3);
gr.addNotNullQuery('assigned_to');
gr.query();
while(gr.next()){
    gs.print(gr.getDisplayValue('number'));
}

A
Incidents with state=3 AND assigned_to is not null
Why wrong: The priority condition is also applied.
B
Incidents with state=3 AND priority<=3 AND assigned_to is not null
All three conditions are combined with AND.
C
Incidents with priority<=3
Why wrong: State and assigned_to conditions are also applied.
D
All incidents
Why wrong: The query has multiple conditions restricting the results.

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Question 9mediummultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. A workflow for a catalog item has three stages. The 'Run Script' activity sets the assigned_to to the current user (the requester). The approval activity approves by the manager. The 'Create Task' activity creates a catalog task. When the workflow runs, the task is created but is assigned to the requester instead of the fulfillment group. What is the likely cause?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

```
Workflow: 'New User Onboarding'
- Stage: 'Request Hardware'
  - Activity: 'Run Script' - Script: "current.assigned_to = gs.getUserID();"
- Stage: 'Approval'
  - Activity: 'Approval' - Approver: 'manager'
- Stage: 'Fulfillment'
  - Activity: 'Create Task' - Task type: 'Catalog Task'
```

A
The task creation activity is configured to assign to the requester by default.
Why wrong: It might be, but the script is not the cause.
B
The 'Run Script' activity sets the assigned_to on the request, but the task creation activity does not copy that value; the task should have its own assignment.
The script modifies the request record, not the task.
C
The workflow should have a 'Set Values' activity after the approval to assign the task.
Why wrong: That would fix it, but the question asks for the cause of the current behavior.
D
The approval activity reassigned the request to the manager.
Why wrong: Approval does not change the assigned_to.

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Question 10hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. A workflow includes a 'Run Script' activity with the above configuration. What will happen when the workflow reaches this activity?

Exhibit

{
    "activity": {
        "name": "Run Script",
        "script": "current.state = 'pending'; current.update();",
        "runScriptOn": "run"
    }
}

A
The script will cause an error because current is not defined in workflow.
Why wrong: current is defined in workflow context.
B
The script runs but current.update() is unnecessary because state is set automatically.
Why wrong: update() is needed to save changes to the database.
C
The script runs and updates the current record's state to pending.
The script uses current to set state and update the record.
D
The script only runs when the workflow is started, not when the activity is reached.
Why wrong: The script runs when the activity is reached, as configured.

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Question 11hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. A server provisioning request is in progress. The network configuration task is waiting for the VM creation task to provide an IP address, but no IP is passed. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Request: REQ0010002

Catalog Item: Server Provisioning

Variables:
- u_server_name: "WebServer01"
- u_environment: "Production"
- u_cpu: 4
- u_ram: 16

Approval: Approved by John Doe (Manager)

Fulfillment Tasks:
- TASK001: Create VM – Assigned to: VM Team – State: Closed Complete
- TASK002: Configure Network – Assigned to: Network Team – State: Work in Progress
- TASK003: Install OS – Assigned to: OS Team – State: Pending

Error: TASK002 is blocked because it requires TASK001 output (IP address), but TASK001 output variable is not populated.

Question 12easymultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. An administrator is trying to import data into a custom CI table but receives this error. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Error: Target table 'u_cmdb_ci_custom' does not exist in instance.

A
The transform map is referencing a table that hasn't been created.
The error indicates the target table is missing; the table must be created first.
B
The import set has incorrect column mappings.
Why wrong: Column mapping issues would cause field errors, not a missing table error.
C
The user does not have permission to write to the table.
Why wrong: Permission errors would show an access denied message, not 'table does not exist'.
D
The CMDB is locked for maintenance.
Why wrong: Maintenance locks would prevent operations but typically show a different error.

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Question 13hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. A user submits a Laptop Request but receives the error shown. The user's session does not have a location set. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Service Catalog > Catalog Definitions > My Catalog > Items > Laptop Request

Variables:
- u_location (reference to cmn_location)
- u_cost_center (reference to u_cost_center)
- u_approver (reference to sys_user)

Flow: Create Request -> Approve (Approval Group: IT Hardware) -> Fulfillment (Assignment Group: Hardware Fulfillment)

Default Catalog: Service Catalog

Error: 'Item variable u_location has no default value and is mandatory'

Question 14hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. A catalog item has a variable 'department' (choice list with values 'IT', 'HR', 'Finance') and a variable 'cost_center' (choice list initially empty). The client script is supposed to add an option to 'cost_center' when 'department' is set to 'IT'. However, when a user selects 'IT', no new option appears. What is the most likely reason?

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Refer to the exhibit.

```javascript
// Catalog Client Script - onChange on variable 'department'
function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
    if (isLoading || newValue == '') { return; }
    if (newValue == 'IT') {
        g_form.addOption('cost_center', 'IT_CC', 'IT Cost Center');
    } else {
        g_form.clearOptions('cost_center');
    }
}
```

A
The variable 'cost_center' is not a 'Choice' variable type.
addOption only works on choice-type variables.
B
The script is a server-side script and cannot use 'g_form'.
Why wrong: Client scripts use g_form.
C
The script needs to call 'g_form.clearOptions()' before adding options.
Why wrong: clearOptions is already called in the else branch, but not needed before addOption.
D
The method should be 'g_form.addOption()' with different syntax.
Why wrong: Syntax is correct.

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Question 15hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. The business rule is set to run 'before' update. When a user changes the state to 'Resolved' (value 3), the comments field is updated. However, the change does not appear on the form after save. What is the most likely reason?

Exhibit

(function executeRule(current, previous /*null when async*/) {
    if (current.state == 3) {
        current.comments = "State changed to resolved";
        current.update();
    }
})(current, previous);

A
The state condition is incorrect because state 3 is not 'Resolved'.
Why wrong: Assuming state 3 is 'Resolved', this is likely correct.
B
The script uses current.update() causing recursion and rollback.
update() inside before rule triggers the rule again, causing recursion.
C
The script should use current.setValue() instead of assignment.
Why wrong: Assignment modifies the field directly without recursion.
D
The business rule should be 'after' instead of 'before'.
Why wrong: After business rules run after save, but the issue is recursion.

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Refer to the exhibit. A catalog item 'Laptop Request' requires approval from the 'IT Hardware Approvers' group. The approval rule is 'Any one approves'. What is the current approval state for the request?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator created a catalog item using a record producer. When a user submits the request, the record producer fails to create the requested item. The log shows a missing mandatory field error. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator sets the system properties as shown. What is the result?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. This ACL is applied to the Incident table for 'write' operation. A user is editing their own incident but is still denied. What is the issue?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator runs this script in a background script. What is the effect?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. A flow is configured as shown. When will this flow trigger?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. What is the primary purpose of this Business Rule?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. This script runs in a background script. Which set of records will be printed?

Exhibit

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. A workflow includes a 'Run Script' activity with the above configuration. What will happen when the workflow reaches this activity?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. A server provisioning request is in progress. The network configuration task is waiting for the VM creation task to provide an IP address, but no IP is passed. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator is trying to import data into a custom CI table but receives this error. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. A user submits a Laptop Request but receives the error shown. The user's session does not have a location set. What is the most likely cause?

Exhibit

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. The business rule is set to run 'before' update. When a user changes the state to 'Resolved' (value 3), the comments field is updated. However, the change does not appear on the form after save. What is the most likely reason?

Exhibit