FREE ServiceNow CAD Exam Guide 2026: Pass Certified Application Developer
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A requirement says a field should become mandatory only when another field is set to 'Escalated,' and no server-side processing is needed. Which feature is the best fit?
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Free 2026 ServiceNow Certified Application Developer (CAD) study guide: 60 questions, 90 min, $300 fee, scoped apps, Flow Designer, GlideRecord, ACLs, ATF, and the annual CAD Delta maintenance model.
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What is a scoped application?
Application Design
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You need reusable server-side logic that can be called from multiple business rules and flows in the same scoped app. Which artifact should you create?
Application ___ that keeps an app's files and data private unless other apps receive explicit permission.
App structure
Guess the Term
ServiceNow CAD Blueprint and Application Design
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A new application needs assignment, work notes, and task states without rebuilding those capabilities from scratch. What is the best data-model starting point?
Read the clue and guess the term in 6 tries.
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When should you prefer a declarative feature over script?
A team wants every member of the 'HR App Developers' group to receive the same custom role. What is the most maintainable approach?
Servicenow Cad Security Restricting Access
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Rule that names a secured object and operation and checks roles, conditions, and a script before letting a request through.
Permissions
A custom module is visible only to users with the x_app.user role, but the table behind the module has no read ACL for that role. What happens when a user clicks the module?
What is App Engine Studio used for?
Users should be able to open a record, but one sensitive field on the form must stay hidden from them. Which control should you use?
Category of assignments that includes admin and ITIL and grants features and capabilities.
Scoped Apps, App Files, and Requirements
If no ACL grants a user read access to a table, what is the result?
Swap tiles to line up three of the same term.
Term Match
Why extend the Task table?
Data Model
A scoped app needs another scoped app to query one of its tables. Which table setting is required for that cross-scope read?
Collection of users whose members inherit the roles assigned to it.
You want only supervisors to see a custom 'Approvals' module in the navigator. Which configuration directly controls that visibility?
What is an application file?
Managing Applications
A developer hides a field with a client script and claims the field is now secure. Why is that incorrect?
___-Unless: ACL decision type that refuses access when any one of its role, condition or script requirements is unmet.
App Engine Studio, Studio, and Task Extension
An ACL has one required role, a condition, and a script. When does the ACL grant access?
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Flip two cards at a time to find matching terms.
Term Pairs
What do roles provide in ServiceNow?
Security
Another scoped app must insert records into your table through a script. Which table setting matters most for that scenario?
Record page that can be split into columns and given derived fields.
User interface
A user can see the application menu but none of the modules beneath it. What is the most likely explanation?
Why assign a role to a group instead of each user?
What is the main purpose of an application menu in a scoped app?
Servicenow Cad Application User Experience
Page element that can be embedded in a form or arranged as sublists and shows table records in columns.
Security, Data, and User Experience
Roles, Groups, ACLs, and Application Access
Which module type is best when users should open a blank form to create a new record?
Find five hidden terms in a grid of letters.
Term Search
What does a table ACL control?
An admin changes the list layout for a table. What is actually being changed?
Database structure made of rows, with each field acting as a column.
Data modeling
A support manager wants a different arrangement of fields than an analyst when both open the same table. Which feature supports that requirement?
What does a field ACL control?
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