An extension section of a discovery pattern is a section that allows you to modify or extend the functionality of an existing pattern without customizing it. An extension section can contain shared libraries, which are reusable code snippets that can be invoked from any pattern or extension section. Shared libraries can be used to define common functions, variables, or constants that are used across multiple patterns or extension sections. Shared libraries can also be used to override the default behavior of some built-in functions, such as identification or classification12. References = 1: ITOM: Extending Discovery/Service Mapping Patterns - GlideFast ServiceNow 2: How to Create Discovery Pattern Extensions and Why to Use Them

The Parse File operation is used to extract information from a file and create variables to contain the extracted information1. The two main options within a Parse File operation are Select File and Define Parsing2. Select File allows you to specify the file path or browse to the file. Define Parsing allows you to select the relevant parsing strategy and define parsing criteria2.
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* 1: Parse a file
* 2: Define discovery steps