\$sp aka GlideSPScriptable documentation lacking

[Jace Benson]

So I'm trying to figure out specicially some things about;

$sp.getKBCount()
$sp.getKBCategoryArticles();

The only methods documented today on https://developer.servicenow.com/app.do#!/api_doc?v=jakarta&id=c_GlideSPScriptableScopedAPI are;

$sp.canReadRecord

$sp.getCatalogItem

$sp.getDisplayValue

$sp.getField

$sp.getFields

$sp.getFieldsObject

$sp.getForm

$sp.getListColumns

$sp.getMenuHREF

$sp.getMenuItems

$sp.getParameter

$sp.getPortalRecord

$sp.getRecord

$sp.getRecordDisplayValues

$sp.getRecordElements

$sp.getRecordValues

$sp.getStream

$sp.getValue

$sp.getValues

$sp.getWidget

Missing so far;

$sp.getKBRecord

$sp.getKBCount

$sp.getKBCategoryArticles

$sp.getKBTopicArticles

$sp.getKBTopCategoryID

$sp.getKBSiblingCategories

$sp.showCatalogPrices

$sp.saveVariables

$sp.buildThemeVariableModel

$sp.getVariablesArray

$sp.getWidgetFromInstance

$sp.getRecordVariablesArray

$sp.getFilterBreadcrumbs

$sp.logStat

$sp.getInstanceRecord

$sp.log

$sp.saveRecord

$sp.logSearch

ctomasi bianca.vaccarini any update on when these will be documented would be appreciated.

[Gaurav Bajaj]

Hi Jace,

As per my knowledge,

1. $sp.getKBCount()   - gives the Kb article count from the KB base selected on the portal you are using.
2. $sp.getKBCategoryArticles();   - gives the category of Kb base selected on the portal you are using.

[Jace Benson]

I looking for the specific query its doing.   Is it just querying the kb_knowledge table or the many to many kb_category to kb_knowlege, does it include today in valid_to or not?   Without official documentation, and without some testing, these questions at best are guesses.

I do appreciate your response gauravbajaj2007, but I just need more than an educated guess.

[Gaurav Bajaj]

Hi Jace,

I understand your concern with the documentation but we can surely give them a shot and find the underlying feature it has been holding.

As per what I tested, it returns KB glideRecord object based on the category you are passing, It doesn't put a restriction on the valid_to.

[Jace Benson]

I just don't want start using something only to have it "taken" away like packages or other deprecated calls.