Generate an encoded query string through a filter

You can generate an encoded query string through a filter on any list and paste the string into a URL query or a reference qualifier.

Before you begin

Role required: none

Procedure

1. Open a list of records.

2. Construct the filter.

3. Click Run.

4. Right-click the end of the filter breadcrumb and select Copy query from the context menu.

If you are in split mode in List v3, right-click the blue filter text in the left pane.

1. Copy the query to your system clipboard.

2. Use the query string to Navigate to a record or module using a URL or an Reference qualifiers.

   When you use the CONTAINS operator on a list filter, the system translates the filter to a LIKE query. For example, if you filter for active records with numbers that contain 123, the URL is https://InstanceName.service-now.com/incident_list.do?sysparm_query=active%3Dtrue%5EGOTOnumberLIKE123.

Parent Topic:Encoded query strings

Related topics

Reference qualifiers

Navigate to a record or module using a URL