Lists view in CMDB Workspace

The Lists view in CMDB Workspace provides access to CIs within the CMDB hierarchy and to records in tables that aren't descendants of the Configuration Item [cmdb_ci] table, but are important in the CMDB ecosystem.

Access

Navigate to Workspaces > CMDB Workspace, then in the navigation panel, select the Lists icon.

Role required: sn_cmdb_user, sn_cmdb_editor, or sn_cmdb_admin

Default lists

Provides lists of records from the associated list tables as specified in the Platform table UX List Menu Configuration [sys_ux_list_menu_config] table, in the CMDB Workspace record. By default, the list contains related tables that are referenced in commonly used CI classes, and tables that a CMDB Admin might update records in.

Initially, the default lists are:

CMDB Groups:
- Source table: CMDB Groups [cmdb_group]
- More information: Select a group, then on the group form, select Show all group CIs to show a list view of all the CIs in the group. For more information, seeCMDB groups.
CI Identifier:
- Source table: Identifiers [cmdb_identifier]
- More information: Identifiers in identification rule sets which are defined for different classes of CIs. For more information, see Create a CI identification rule
Relationships:
- Source table: Cl Relationship [cmdb_rel_ci]
- More information: CI relationships in the CMDB
Tags:
- Source table: Key Value [cmdb_key_value]
- More information: To manage a tag, select a tag, then in CI Form select Tags and in the Tags card select Manage. For more information, see Manage CI details using CI Form in CMDB Workspace
Switch Forwarding Rules:
- Source table: Switch Forwarding Rule [dscy_swtch_fwd_rule]
- More information: Network switch and router discovery
Switch Partitions:
- Source table: Switch Partition [dscy_swtch_partition]
- More information: Network switch and router discovery
Switch Ports:
- Source table: Switch Port [cmdb_switch_port]
- More information: Layer 2 discovery
Switchports:
- Source table: Switchport [dscy_switchport]
- More information: Network switch and router discovery
TCP Connections:
- Source table: TCP Connection [cmdb_tcp]
- More information: TCP connection discovery

Users with the sn_cmdb_editor or sn_cmdb_admin roles can select New to add a record to the list table.

My lists

Custom and shared lists where you can select Create new list to create a new custom list associated with the signed in user. For more information, see Create a custom list in the Lists view in CMDB Workspace.

Parent Topic:Exploring CMDB Workspace

title	Lists view in CMDB Workspace
description	The Lists view in CMDB Workspace provides access to CIs within the CMDB hierarchy and to records in tables that aren't descendants of the Configuration Item \[cmdb\_ci\] table, but are important in the CMDB ecosystem.
locale	en-US
canonical_url	https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/sg-workspace-lists-view.html
release	australia
product	Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\)
classification	configuration-management-database-cmdb
topic_type	concept
last_updated	2026-09-10
reading_time_minutes	2
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