Certified Implementation Specialist Discovery CIS Discovery · Free Practice Question Medium
Question 11
To populate variables with two different parsing methods in Parse Variable pattern operation it is necessary to have ______ .
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A
a scalar and a tabular variable
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B
two separate Define Parsing selections on a single step
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C
two different steps
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D
two separate Debug Mode sessions
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Source: Documentation
Correct answer is “two different steps”
In the ServiceNow Discovery process, the "Parse Variable" pattern operation is used to extract data from a text string. If you want to populate variables using two different parsing methods, you need to do this in two separate steps. Each step can define its parsing method and target variable.
Think of it as making a salad with two different kinds of dressings. You wouldn't try to mix both dressings into the salad at the same time in one step. Instead, you'd do it in two separate steps to make sure each dressing is properly incorporated.
The other options are incorrect:
"Two separate Define Parsing selections on a single step": A single step can't have two separate parsing definitions. Just as you can't be in two places at once, a step can't have two separate parsing selections at the same time.
"Two separate Debug Mode sessions": Debug Mode is used for troubleshooting and debugging the pattern. It has no bearing on how parsing operations are executed.
"A scalar and a tabular variable": These are types of variables that can hold different kinds of data (single values for scalar, multiple values for tabular), but they're not related to how you would set up different parsing methods in a pattern operation.
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