Dot Walkingis a ServiceNow feature that allows you to access and includedata from related tableswhen creating reports, conditions, scripts, and business rules.
When working with records, each table has fields that may reference another table (e.g., anIncidentrecord has an"Opened by"field that references theUsertable).
Dot Walkingallows you to traverse these relationships by using adot (.) notationto pull in data from related tables.
Example: If you want toinclude the email address of the user who created an incident, you can reference it as:
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incident.opened_by.email
This is useful forreportingwhen you need to include data from multiple related tables without needing custom joins.
A. SQL→ Incorrect. ServiceNow does not use direct SQL queries for reports. It relies on GlideRecord and Dot Walking instead.
C. Outer Join→ Incorrect. ServiceNow does not provide traditional SQL joins for reports. Instead, it usesDot Walking and Database Views.
D. Joins→ Incorrect. While Database Views allow for joins,Dot Walking is the primary method used to include related table data in reports.
[Reference:, ServiceNow: How to Access Related Tables with Dot Walking, ServiceNow CSA Training Material, 555555555555555, ]
