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Script a web service call into a data source

 see

https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/rome-platform-administration/page/administer/import-sets/reference/custom-type-data-source.html


data loader script:


(function loadData(import_set_table) { //--https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/rome-platform-administration/page/administer/import-sets/reference/custom-type-data-source.html var si = new test_outbound();//--call a web service via script include var resp = si.testUser_singleUser(); //gs.log('RESPONSE=' + resp); var obj = JSON.parse(resp); gs.log('ID=' + obj.result.id); //--do this the first time round to create the columns /*import_set_table.addColumn('id', obj.result.id); import_set_table.addColumn('email', obj.result.email); import_set_table.addColumn('firstname', obj.result.known_as); import_set_table.addColumn('lastname', obj.result.surname);*/ var map = {}; map['id'] = obj.result.id; map['email'] = obj.result.email; map['firstname'] = obj.result.known_as; map['lastname'] = obj.result.surname; import_set_table.insert(map);

//--array example:
//sNotes += results[i].appointments[0].role;

})(import_set_table);








transform map (on the data source):






can then code a scheduled import on the data source

(see also: https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_article&sys_id=b9dca665dbd0dbc01dcaf3231f96192b)




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