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 file extension used for binary-content attachments returned by Git providers, defaulting to gitdata; custom extensions must also be listed in glide.attachment.extensions. |
| What area does it affect? |
ServiceNow Studio Git attachments |
| What does the default mean? |
The default value is "gitdata". |
| When should you review it? |
When changing the extension used for binary attachments in Git operations. |
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 |
sn_glider.git.attachment.extension.binary |
| Type |
Not stated |
| Application |
Not stated |
| Default value |
gitdata |
| Description |
Not stated |
Sources
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Context preview
Snippet 1
... ◦The glide.attachment.blacklisted.extensions system property must not contain txt,gitdata and ◦The glide.attachment.blacklisted.types system property must not contain text/plain,application/octet-stream. If you want to use custom extensions for attachments, set the sn_glider.git.attachment.extension.text and sn_glider.git.attachment.extension.binary properties to custom values. For more information, see ServiceNow Studio properties. Connect to a Git provider using basic authentication Connect to a Git domain or repository using basic authentication credentials ...
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Script include: GliderGitRelay
The relay reads this setting to choose the file extension for binary data returned by Git providers. Changing it affects the extension used for those saved attachments and may require admins to allow that extension in the attachment-extension setting; if unset, it uses “gitdata”.
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