Add script to submit catalog item via scheduled job (#1889)

Author: stefanintech

Server-Side Components/Scheduled Jobs/Submit catalog item/README.md

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+# ServiceNow Script: Submit Catalog Item via Scheduled Job
+
+This script demonstrates how to programmatically submit a ServiceNow **catalog item** using the `Cart` API. It is designed to be run as a **Background Script** or adapted into a **Scheduled Job**. The script includes error handling and logging, and can be extended to support additional use cases such as variable injection or duplicate request prevention.
+
+## 📜 Overview
+
+This script performs the following actions:
+
+1. Generates a unique cart ID.
+2. Creates a new cart using the `Cart` API.
+3. Adds a catalog item to the cart (no variables required).
+4. Places the order.
+5. Logs success or error messages.

Server-Side Components/Scheduled Jobs/Submit catalog item/submit_catalog_item.js

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+try {
+    // Generate a unique cart ID using GlideGuid
+    var cartId = GlideGuid.generate(null);
+
+    // Create a new Cart object with the generated cart ID
+    var cart = new Cart(cartId);
+
+    // Add a catalog item to the cart using its sys_id
+    var item = cart.addItem('41725b2bc3503210e89b341d050131bc');
+
+    // Check if the item was successfully added
+    if (!item) {
+        gs.error('Failed to add catalog item to cart.');
+    } else {
+        // Place the order and get the resulting sc_request GlideRecord
+        var rc = cart.placeOrder();
+
+        // Check if the order was successfully placed
+        if (!rc) {
+            gs.error('Failed to place order.');
+        } else {
+            // Log success message with the request number
+            gs.info('Catalog item submitted successfully. Request Number: ' + rc.number);
+        }
+    }
+
+} catch (e) {
+    // Catch any unexpected errors and log them
+    gs.error('Unexpected error while submitting catalog item: ' + e.message);
+}