Dot-walking to data in related tables
concept brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read c_DotWalking.md
Dot-walking provides access to fields on related tables from a form, list, or script.
If the current table contains a reference to another table, any field on the referenced table can be accessed using dot-walking.
Dot-walking references a field by building a chain of field names separated by dots (periods). For instance, incident.assigned_to.company references the company of the user assigned to an incident. The recommended limit for chain length is three levels.
- Dot-walking examples
Access fields on a related table from a form, list, or script by dot-walking. This topic includes examples of the different ways that you can dot-walk.
Parent Topic:Common UI elements
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--- title: Dot-walking to data in related tables description: Dot-walking provides access to fields on related tables from a form, list, or script. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-user-interface/c\_DotWalking.html release: brazil topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Common UI elements, Working in Core UI, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences] --- # Dot-walking to data in related tables Dot-walking provides access to fields on related tables from a form, list, or script. If the current table contains a reference to another table, any field on the referenced table can be accessed using dot-walking. Dot-walking references a field by building a chain of field names separated by dots \(periods\). For instance, **incident.assigned\_to.company** references the company of the user assigned to an incident. The recommended limit for chain length is three levels. - **[Dot-walking examples](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-user-interface/dot-walking-examples.md)** Access fields on a related table from a form, list, or script by dot-walking. This topic includes examples of the different ways that you can dot-walk. **Parent Topic:**[Common UI elements](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-user-interface/p_CommonUIElements.md)
| title | Dot-walking to data in related tables |
| description | Dot-walking provides access to fields on related tables from a form, list, or script. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-user-interface/c\_DotWalking.html |
| release | brazil |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Common UI elementsWorking in Core UIConfigure UIs and portalsConfigure user experiences |