Update: Added system field check

Author: Rajasree2004

Core ServiceNow APIs/GlideRecord/Compare_2_records/README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ It’s useful for debugging, verifying data after imports, or checking differenc
 ## Working 
 The script:
 1. Retrieves two records using their `sys_id`.
+2. Includes or Excludes the system fields.
 2. Iterates over all fields in the record.
 3. Logs any fields where the values differ.
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ If used in a scoped application, ensure that the target table is accessible from
 Run this script in a **Background Script** or **Fix Script**:
 
 ```js
-compareRecords('incident', 'sys_id_1_here', 'sys_id_2_here');
+compareRecords('incident', 'sys_id_1_here', 'sys_id_2_here', false);
 ```
 ---
 ## Example Output

Core ServiceNow APIs/GlideRecord/Compare_2_records/compareRecords.js

@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 /**
  * Compare two records in a ServiceNow table field-by-field.
  * Logs all field differences between the two records, including display values.
- *
+ * 
+ * Parameters: 
+ * @param {string} table - Table name
+ * @param {string} sys_id1 - sys_id of first record
+ * @param {string} sys_id2 - sys_id of second record
+ * @param {boolean} includeSystemFields - true to compare system fields, false to skip them
+ * 
  * Usage:
- * compareRecords('incident', 'sys_id_1_here', 'sys_id_2_here');
+ * compareRecords('incident', 'sys_id_1_here', 'sys_id_2_here', true/false);
  */
 
-function compareRecords(table, sys_id1, sys_id2) {
+function compareRecords(table, sys_id1, sys_id2, includeSystemFields) {
     var rec1 = new GlideRecord(table);
     var rec2 = new GlideRecord(table);
 
@@ -21,6 +27,10 @@ function compareRecords(table, sys_id1, sys_id2) {
     for (var i = 0; i < fields.size(); i++) {
         var field = fields.get(i);
         var fieldName = field.getName();
+        
+        if( !includeSystemFields && fieldName.startsWith('sys_') ) {
+            continue; 
+        }
 
         var val1 = rec1.getValue(fieldName);
         var val2 = rec2.getValue(fieldName);
@@ -40,4 +50,4 @@ function compareRecords(table, sys_id1, sys_id2) {
 }
 
 // Example call
-compareRecords('incident', 'sys_id_1_here', 'sys_id_2_here');
+compareRecords('incident', 'sys_id_1_here', 'sys_id_2_here', false);