Creating a database view

Service-now provides system tables in which the data is stored and the product also provides a facility to create a custom table for a custom application, but it is worth to note that most of tables refer to each and other. On many occasions, clients ask for reports which are hard to get from a single table or a reporting module. In such a case, you can use the database view to connect more than one table to get the desired report. In this recipe, you will learn to create a database view.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you need an active service-now instance, valid credentials, and an admin role.

How to do it...

  1. Open a web browser (Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer).
  2. Type the instance web address in the address ...

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