Byte #16: Using SAMEAS in GlideRecord Queries

A few versions ago, ServiceNow added the ability in filters to query for records where one field was “the same as” another field…

I’ve occasionally wondered if I could accomplish the same thing in a GlideRecord Query. A few weeks ago, a coworker had a dire need for this functionality, so we experimented and figured it out:

gr.addQuery(‘sys_updated_on’, “SAMEAS”, “sys_created_on”);