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title: "Create an event for slow transactions"
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Procedure  This is an advanced procedure that requires knowledge of scripting with  ServiceNow APIs . To create an event for slow transactions, follow these steps: 1.  Log into ServiceNow. In the Filter Navigator on the upper left-hand side of the screen., type  Scheduled Jobs  and navigate to the Scheduled Jobs module under Perspectium > Observer. 2.  At the top of the Scheduled Jobs form, click  New  to create a new Scheduled Job. 3.  Type a name for your new Scheduled Job and make sure the  Active  box is checked. Then, scroll to the scripting section and type your script for the new job. Once you are done typing the script for your new Scheduled Job, click  Submit .  Below is an example of a script that could be used to create a new Scheduled Job for Observer called  slow.transaction . For more information about creating scripts for Perspectium Jobs in ServiceNow, see the  ServiceNow API Reference Guide . // Identify any instance within the last 15 minutes of the job "JOB: Perspectium MultiOutput Processing" running longer than 1000; output one event per instance found
var gr = new GlideRecord("syslog_transaction");
gr.addEncodedQuery("type=scheduler^url=JOB: Perspectium MultiOutput Processing^sys_created_onONLast 15 minutes@javascript:gs.minutesAgoStart(15)@javascript:gs.minutesAgoEnd(0)");
gr.addQuery("response_time", ">", 1000);
gr.query();
while(gr.next()){
    var msg = "Job " + gr.url + "(" + gr.sys_id + ") is taking too long: " + gr.response_time + " ms";
    gs.eventQueue('slow.transaction', current, msg);
} 4.  In ServiceNow's left side navigation window, type  Event Subscription  and navigate to the Event Subscription module under Perspectium > Observer. Then, click  New  to create a new Event Subscription. 5.  Type a name for your new Event Subscription next to  Event . For the script section, add your script according to the example below. Then, click  Submit . answer = event.param1 + "|" + event.param2 Similar topics Contact Perspectium Support US:  1 888 620 8880 UK:  44 208 068 5953 support@perspectium.com