If a user has the catalog_admin role plus other roles, what does hasRoleExactly('catalog_admin') return?

If a user has the catalog_admin role plus other roles, what does hasRoleExactly('catalog_admin') return?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Undefined
• D. Throws error

Answer: (B)

hasRoleExactly checks whether a user has exactly the specified role and no other roles. In ServiceNow, roles are additive, so a user can hold multiple roles. If the user has catalog_admin plus additional roles, the check is not satisfied because the user isn’t limited to that single role. Therefore, hasRoleExactly('catalog_admin') returns false in this scenario. Only if catalog_admin were the sole role would it return true.

hasRoleExactly checks whether a user has exactly the specified role and no other roles. In ServiceNow, roles are additive, so a user can hold multiple roles. If the user has catalog_admin plus additional roles, the check is not satisfied because the user isn’t limited to that single role. Therefore, hasRoleExactly('catalog_admin') returns false in this scenario. Only if catalog_admin were the sole role would it return true.