SERVICENOW Certified System Administrator (CSA) — Community Bank

Community bank · Updated Sep 1, 2026

CertificationCertified System Administrator (CSA)
Questions25
Passing Score70%
Format100% Multiple Choice
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Certification Summary

The ServiceNow Certified System Administrator exam is for the person who actually manages the platform instance, not the user who just opens tickets. You sit for this if you are the one configuring forms, managing access lists, or getting paged at 3am because a business rule crashed the production workflow.

Data Administration, User Interface and Navigation, and Service Automation take up the most space on the screen. You will spend your time identifying which table a field lives on, picking the right UI policy for a view, or choosing the correct workflow activity to route an approval. The rest of the exam covers basic scripting logic and user management, where you need to know how to restrict access to a record or when to trigger a client script instead of a server side business rule.

Topics covered

This quiz

User Interface and Navigation21 (84%)
Users and Tasks4 (16%)

Exam blueprint

Official domain weights for this certification.

User Interface and Navigation20%
Users and Tasks10%
Data Administration30%
Service Automation20%
Introduction to Scripting and Development20%

User Interface and Navigation21 questions

Users and Tasks4 questions

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Question catalog for this preview

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Question 1

A form section is not appearing for any user. The Visible field is true, and no conditions are set. Which field in the form section record could be misconfigured?

Answer choices

  • A. Roles (Correct)

  • B. Caption

  • C. Display

  • D. Header

Explanation

The Roles field enforces role-based visibility, which takes precedence over the Visible field if set.

Question 2

Which table holds the records for UI Macro components used to extend the standard functionality of a form?

Answer choices

  • A. sys_ui_macro (Correct)

  • B. sys_ui_formatter

  • C. sys_ui_page

  • D. sys_ui_script

Explanation

UI Macros are specialized XML/HTML components stored in sys_ui_macro and are distinct from UI Pages or Form Formatters.

Question 3

Which specific field on a List Control record determines whether users are permitted to edit records directly from a list view without opening the form?

Answer choices

  • A. List edit (Correct)

  • B. Omit edit button

  • C. Omit new button

  • D. Hierarchical lists

Explanation

The List edit boolean field in the List Control configuration specifically governs the inline editing capability for the associated list.

Question 4

Which table stores the configuration for a script that executes in the browser when a user clicks the Save or Submit button?

Answer choices

  • A. sys_script_client (Correct)

  • B. sys_script

  • C. sys_ui_action

  • D. sys_ui_policy

Explanation

Client Scripts, regardless of their trigger type (onLoad, onChange, onSubmit), are managed within the sys_script_client table.

Question 5

A user needs to modify the list of available table choices within a reference field. Which table stores the metadata for these dynamic reference qualifier configurations?

Answer choices

  • A. sys_filter_option_dynamic (Correct)

  • B. sys_choice

  • C. sys_dictionary

  • D. sys_db_object

Explanation

Reference qualifier metadata, specifically dynamic filters, is stored in sys_filter_option_dynamic, distinct from choice lists or dictionary overrides.