Variables & Helper Methods

Complete reference for slash command variables and helper methods available in custom URL and Script commands.

This page documents all placeholders and helper methods that can be used in custom slash commands.

Variable	Meaning	Example Input	Output
`$0`	Entire text after the command name	`/inc vpn issue`	`vpn issue`
`$1`, `$2`, ...	Space-separated tokens from `$0`	`/inc vpn issue`	`$1 = vpn`, `$2 = issue`

Variable	Meaning	Notes
`$table`	Current table name	Resolved from form, list, workspace, portal, Studio and supported builders
`$sysid`	Current record sys_id	Resolved when a current record context exists
`$encodedquery`	Current list/filter encoded query	Available when the context exposes query/filter information

When a command returns inline results and you configure fields, you can reference those fields in Overwrite target URL:

Pattern	Meaning
`$fieldname`	Value of that field on the selected row

Example:

Overwrite target URL: /now/builder/ui/${admin_panel.sys_id}

(Using the actual placeholder style from slash commands: $admin_panel.sys_id.)

Variable	Meaning
`$ext/`	SN Utils extension asset base URL

Example:

$ext/html/settingeditor.html?setting=slashcommand_legacy

Script commands run in the page context, so you can call SN Utils helper methods directly.

Returns a unified g_form reference across classic UI and supported workspace scenarios when available.

const form = snuGetGForm();
if (form) {
  const table = form.getTableName();
  const sysId = form.getUniqueValue();
  console.log(table, sysId);
}

Returns the active content document (iframe-aware), useful when the rendered UI is inside gsft_main.

const doc = snuGetDocument();
const title = doc.querySelector('title')?.textContent;
console.log(title);

Returns the active content window (iframe-aware), useful for APIs scoped to the content frame.

const win = snuGetWindow();
console.log(win.location.href);

incident_list.do?sysparm_query=short_descriptionLIKE$0

incident.do?sys_id=$1

sys_update_version_list.do?sysparm_query=name=$table_$sysid

$ext/html/settingeditor.html?setting=slashcommand_legacy

If a context variable cannot be resolved in the current page, it resolves to an empty string.
Prefer URL commands for simple navigation and filtering.
Use Script mode only when you need conditional logic or DOM/API interaction.