ServiceNow URLs, as we all know, are not the easiest things to look at or work with. With long sys_id values, various other parameters it can be confusing and complicated to share these links around.

Using a very simple UI page you can make these URLs much easier to share around. I have fully commented the code, so if you are new to ServiceNow development hopefully it will be of use to you.

Example URL
https://{instancename}.service-now.com/direct_task.do?sysparm_number=INC0000001

Type: UI Page

HTML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<j:jelly trim="false" xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:g="glide" xmlns:j2="null" xmlns:g2="null">
	<g:evaluate var="jvar_url">
		// Retrieve the record number passed in the URL Param 'sysparm_number'
		var number = RP.getParameterValue('sysparm_number');
		
		// Create a variable to hold our result
		var answer;
		
		// GlideRecord query to find the record
		var gr = new GlideRecord('task');
		gr.addQuery('number', '=', number);
		gr.query();
		
		if(gr.next()){
			// Found a record with the matching number
			answer = gs.getProperty('glide.servlet.uri') + 'nav_to.do?uri=' + gr.sys_class_name + '.do?sys_id=' + gr.sys_id;
			answer;
		}else{
			// Couldn't find a record with the matching number
			answer = 0;
			answer;
		}
	</g:evaluate>
	
	<!-- Set the value of a hidden field to the answer from the above g:evaluate for the client script to work with-->
	<input type="hidden" name='recurl' id='recurl' value="${jvar_url}" />
	
	<!-- An empty div where we can put an error message with the client script -->
	<div style='text-align: center;' id='error_message'>
	</div>
</j:jelly>

Client Script

// Get the value of the hidden field into a variable
var answer = document.getElementById('recurl').value;

if(answer == 0){
	// A match for the record was not found so fill in the error message
	document.getElementById('error_message').innerHTML = '<h2>The specified record was not found</h2><p><a href="/navpage.do">Home</a>';
}else{
	// A match was found for the record, redirect to it
	window.location = answer;
}