Add a decision

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title: Add a decision
description: Create automation for decisions in App Engine Studio \(AES\). The automation decouples decision logic from code by enabling you to create and manage decision rules.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: App Engine Studio
classification: app-engine-studio
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Add logic and automation, Enhance your app, Build, App Engine Studio, Developing your application, Classic app development, Building applications]
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# Add a decision

Create automation for decisions in App Engine Studio \(AES\). The automation decouples decision logic from code by enabling you to create and manage decision rules.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_app\_eng\_studio.user or delegated\_developer. For more information, see [Delegate developers using AES](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/aes-app-dev-workflow.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **App Engine** > **App Engine Studio**.

2.  From the My Apps page, open your application.

3.  In your application, in the Logic and Automation section, select **Add**.

4.  On the Add logic and automation screen, select **Decision** and then **Get started**.

5.  Specify the name and scope of the decision table.

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Description

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Name

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Name for the decision table.

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Accessible From

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Scopes that can use the decision table. Available values are as follows:-   **All application scopes**
-   **This application scope only**


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</table>6.  Select **Done**.


## What to do next

After you create the decision table, you must edit it to specify inputs and triggers. For more information on editing decision tables, see [Modify decision table structure in Workflow Studio](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/build-workflows/format-decision-table-in-decision-designer.md).

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Learn more about decisions in AES

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Additional ServiceNow resources

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ServiceNow provides several additional resources on adding decisions in App Engine Studio.

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\[Omitted image "bus-try-a-demo.svg"\] Alt text: [Getting started with Decision Builder YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0edK6z6yFAs)

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\[Omitted image "bus-application-developer.svg"\] Alt text: [Build my first App Engine Studio application](https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/learn/courses/vancouver/app_store_learnv2_bmfaesa_vancouver_build_my_first_app_engine_studio_application/BAP_vancouver/BAP_Objectives_BMFAESA_vancouver)

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\[Omitted image "bus-agent-workspace-1.svg"\] Alt text: ServiceNow University [Introduction to App Engine Studio on-demand course](https://learning.servicenow.com/lxp?id=learning_course_prev&course_id=ae0beaabdb4e8550788d2509139619dc)

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</table>-   **[Edit a decision](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/edit-decision.md)**  
To update or change an existing decision for an app built in App Engine Studio \(AES\), edit it in Workflow Studio.

**Parent Topic:**[Add logic and automation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/add-automation.md)