Property reference

`glide.soap.allow_null_numeric_output`

Sets whether SOAP responses leave numeric fields empty when no value is present. With the default enabled, those fields are empty rather than 0; null output also requires glide.wsdl.show_nillable to be true.

Default: true
Type: boolean
Application: Not stated
Category: Integrations, APIs & Web Services

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do?	When enabled, returns an empty XML element for numeric fields with no value in SOAP responses; when disabled, returns 0.
What area does it affect?	SOAP web service responses
What does the default mean?	The default value is "true", which means this behavior is enabled by default.
When should you review it?	Review when SOAP integrations expect empty numeric elements instead of 0, and verify glide.wsdl.show_nillable is true for null output.

Property record

Facts stated in the ServiceNow documentation. No out of the box record has been read from an instance yet.

Property name	`glide.soap.allow_null_numeric_output`
Type	boolean
Application	Not stated
Default value	`true`
Description	When true, SOAP XML responses return an empty element for numeric fields with no value. When false, numeric fields with no value return a value of 0 in the SOAP response. Note: The property glide.wsdl.show_nillable must be true to allow null values in SOAP responses.

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... for outgoing email notifications. • Type: string • Default value: time format listed in email sender's user record [sys_user.time_format]. • Location: Add the property to the System Property [sys_properties] table. glide.soap.allow_null_numeric_output When true, SOAP XML responses return an empty element for numeric fields with no value. When false, numeric fields with no value return a value of 0 in the SOAP ...

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