Application collaboration

concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read application-collaboration.md

People with admin privileges can manage the permissions of developers collaborating on an application.

Collaboration descriptors

You can use the predefined collaboration descriptors that are standard with activation, or create a custom collaboration descriptor. By using a collaboration descriptor, you can assign, manage, and monitor delegated development permissions.

Descriptors	Description
Owner	Owner of the application that manages other collaborators and can delete the application.
Editor	Standard descriptor to invite collaborators.
Custom	Non-standard (custom) descriptor created by the user.

Development permissions

By setting permissions, you can retain control over the system. You assign permissions to developers (or users who deploy applications) so that they can develop or deploy applications.

Permissions	Description
Application Management	Capabilities to delete the application and version source control access.
File type Access	File types that the user has access to.
Security / Entitlement	Capabilities to manage application security.
Programming Tools	Capabilities for script fields access.
Deployment	Deployment capabilities.

Application collaboration users

You can assign a collaboration descriptor for an individual by creating an app collaboration user. The user can only be assigned one collaboration descriptor for any application.

Application collaboration groups

You can assign a collaboration descriptor for a group of users by creating an app collaboration group. The group can only be assigned one collaboration descriptor for any application.

47 lines · 2.1 KB Wrap lines

---
title: Application collaboration
description: People with admin privileges can manage the permissions of developers collaborating on an application.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-development/application-collaboration.html
release: australia
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Learning about developing on the ServiceNow AI Platform, Classic app development, Building applications]
---

# Application collaboration

People with admin privileges can manage the permissions of developers collaborating on an application.

## Collaboration descriptors

You can use the predefined collaboration descriptors that are standard with activation, or create a custom collaboration descriptor. By using a collaboration descriptor, you can assign, manage, and monitor delegated development permissions.

|Descriptors|Description|
|-----------|-----------|
|Owner|Owner of the application that manages other collaborators and can delete the application.|
|Editor|Standard descriptor to invite collaborators.|
|Custom|Non-standard \(custom\) descriptor created by the user.|

## Development permissions

By setting permissions, you can retain control over the system. You assign permissions to developers \(or users who deploy applications\) so that they can develop or deploy applications.

|Permissions|Description|
|-----------|-----------|
|Application Management|Capabilities to delete the application and version source control access.|
|File type Access|File types that the user has access to.|
|Security / Entitlement|Capabilities to manage application security.|
|Programming Tools|Capabilities for script fields access.|
|Deployment|Deployment capabilities.|

## Application collaboration users

You can assign a collaboration descriptor for an individual by creating an app collaboration user. The user can only be assigned one collaboration descriptor for any application.

## Application collaboration groups

You can assign a collaboration descriptor for a group of users by creating an app collaboration group. The group can only be assigned one collaboration descriptor for any application.