

Break Point
Lauren McManamon
Break Point is the podcast for ServiceNow admins, developers, and builders of all skill levels. Join your host, Sr. Developer Advocate Lauren McManamon. She talks to ServiceNow product managers and developers about the Now Platform features, customers to discuss apps they've built, interesting people in the ServiceNow ecosystem, and others about career tips to take your developer career higher. Take a break with Break Point.
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Nov 2, 2022 • 35min
New Tokyo Mobile Features with Adam Golab
The ServiceNow native mobile apps have been out for several years – so what's new in the Tokyo release? You might be surprised to find out as my guest and I have some fun finding fascinating features Topics 00:00 Welcome/introduction 04:50 How mobile got where it is 11:12 The mobile SDK 14:13 What's new in Tokyo 22:29 Why do we have multiple apps? 27:06 Lightning round 29:58 Roadmap 31:02 Words of advice 32:39 Contact info 33:12 Outro Links LinkedIn Docs: Mobile hierarchy Email: adam.golab@servicenow.com Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 19, 2022 • 20min
Next Experience in Tokyo with Amanda Joslin
In San Diego we introduced the Next Experience which made using the platform ever easier than ever. Today's guest takes us through some of the Tokyo features and beyond including a few tips that you may not know about. Topics 00:00 Welcome/introductions 04:26 Introduction to Next Experience 06:03 Unified navigator 09:23 New Tokyo features 10:58 Blockers 12:59 Themes 13:54 Roadmap 15:17 Enablement 16:01 Words of advice 17:30 Contact info 18:00 Outro Links Next Experience Center of Excellence Amanda's LinkedIn Page Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 5, 2022 • 35min
Automation Engine Pre-built Solutions with Michael Meiner
Buy vs. Build is a challenge every developer faces at some point. When it comes to automation and integration, it's good to know your way around the available options before making a decision that could potentially create technical debt. This episode's guest brings some light to the pre-built options for ServiceNow Automation Engine. Topics 00:00 Welcome/Introduction 04:40 Defining Automation Engine 07:09 No/Low/Pro-code 09:49 Bullet 1: Spokes 13:13 Bullet 2: Flow templates 17:02 Bullet 3: Solutions 20:52 Bullet 4: Embedded solutions 23:20 Partner contributions 25:35 Roadmap 29:24 Words of advice 33:02 Contact info 33:36 Outro Links Email michael.meiner@servicenow.com Developer Portal LinkedIn Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 21, 2022 • 18min
App Engine Management Center with Brooks Hawkins
As more organizations adopt low-code strategies and enable their citizen developers, governance and insight to the apps is critical. Today's guest shares her thoughts on one of our capabilities to help with that. Topics 00:00 Welcome and introduction 04:35 What is AEMC? 07:11 Pipelines 09:19 Configuring pipelines 10:39 Installation and licensing 11:42 Controller instance 12:48 Cloning considerations 13:44 Roadmap 15:04 Words of advice 15:38 Contact info 16:20 Outro Links LinkedIn Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 7, 2022 • 27min
What's New In AES for Tokyo with Matthew Ripley
Tokyo marks the fourth release for our App Engine Studio. What could we possibly add next? In this episode, I talk with Matthew Ripley about some of the new features in this release. Topics 00:00 Welcome/introduction 05:02 AES Overview 07:52 Flow Designer integration to table builder 11:15 Formula builder 14:01 Template sharing 15:37 Notifications 17:19 AES Roadmap 23:57 Advice 24:23 Contact info 24:55 Outro Links LinkedIn Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 24, 2022 • 24min
ECMAScript 2021 with Paul Jensen
One of the biggest announcements for developers in our Tokyo release is the update to our ECMAScript engine. Today's guest gives some inside information behind this update. Topics 00:00 Welcome and introduction 05:57 Overview of ECMAScript 2021 09:04 Is this THE ECMAScript 2021? 11:02 Suggesting enhancements 12:35 The global scope 15:42 Where it's enabled 16:42 The roadmap 21:34 Contact information 22:16 Outro Links LinkedIn JavaScript engine feature support Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 10, 2022 • 35min
Favorite Tokyo features with Lauren McManamon and Earl Duque
The Tokyo release is here and it's time to find out what our developer advocates think are their favorite features – this time on Break Point. Topics 00:00 Welcome and introductions 02:00 App Engine Management Center 04:18 Upgrade center/Upgrade plans 06:38 ECMAScript 2021 09:04 App template governance 10:58 Formula builder (with low-code editorial) 14:55 OAuth for non-admin users 16:49 Document Intelligence 20:13 Next Experience 22:45 Translated notifications 25:30 Honorable mentions 30:25 Words of wisdom 33:09 Outro Links TechNow Ep 94: Take a look at the Tokyo release Now Platform features Tokyo Content Schedule Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 27, 2022 • 21min
Career Conversation with Ishaan Shoor
I love hearing our developers' stories about the different journeys they have taken in their careers and today's is no exception. Topics 00:00 Welcome and introduction 03:32 Before ServiceNow 04:44 How did you get your start? 07:17 How has ServiceNow changed your career? 09:13 Career influence 10:57 Speaking at Knowledge 16:43 What do you like best about your job? 17:42 Words of advice 19:16 Contact info Outro Links Twitter SN Devs LinkedIn Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 13, 2022 • 32min
What You Need To Know About The Next Experience with Brad Tilton
It's 2022 and our UI/UX landscape continues to evolve and you've got questions like when to turn on our new UI or when it's best to use UI Builder vs Service Portal. Our guest today is here to help answer questions like this. Topics 00:00 Welcome/Introduction 02:39 Considerations before activating Next Experience 07:04 Agent Workspace and Configurable Workspace 10:41 Using UI Macros & UI Pages 12:36 UI Builder product strategy 14:41 When to use UI Builder vs Service Portal 20:45 Next Experience roadmap 25:04 Where to learn about Next Experience 29:08 Brad's contact info 30:10 Outro Links Now Learning CreatorCon Lab LinkedIn Email brad.tilton@servicenow.com Next Experience Community forum Twitter UI Builder Bytes Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 29, 2022 • 32min
Career Conversation with Jace Benson - Side Projects
One of the things that sets apart ordinary from extraordinary devs is the side projects they involve themselves with. Some may choose to learn a new language to satisfy a solve a personal interest, others may construct a server farm in their home to learn more about networking. Whatever the case, the outcome is almost always a direct benefit to their future career. Today's guest is going to share with us some of his personal projects and how they have affected him. Topics 00:00 Welcome/Introduction 04:23 Superhero power 05:29 How Jace got started with ServiceNow 07:44 news.jace.pro 13:29 Jamstack 15:33 News with Jace 22:14 Lessons learned 27:32 Words of advice 29:30 Contact info 30:19 Outro Links LinkedIn Blog Twitter Check out the other ServiceNow podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.