Key questions about this property
The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.
| What does it do? |
Sets the minimum repetition count for a substring within a value to count as a hit in the Repeating Values Substring strategy; thresholds below 2 are treated as 2. |
| What area does it affect? |
Repeating Values Substring strategy |
| What does the default mean? |
The default value is "2", which sets the baseline numeric behavior for this property. |
| When should you review it? |
When adjusting how readily repeated substrings in values are flagged as flapping |
Property record
No out of the box record exists. ServiceNow scripts read this property and use the default value shown until you create it.
| Property name |
sm.flapper.repeating.values.substring.strategy.repetition_threshold |
| Type |
integer |
| Application |
Not stated |
| Default value |
2 |
| Description |
Not stated |
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SM Flapper Strategy: Repeating Values Substring
The strategy reads this property to set the minimum number of times a substring must repeat within a value to count as a hit; values below two are treated as two, affecting when users’ changes are flagged as flapping. The default is 2.
/sm_flapper_strategy.do?sys_id=0a08935d77821110b799287a2c5a9961
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