Servicenow Studio Classic

Open ServiceNow Studio from the ServiceNow AI Platform All menu or directly from App Engine Studio.

Add collaborators to an app in ServiceNow Studio so other developers can co-develop the app with you.

Deploy applications from ServiceNow Studio using several methods, including deployment requests that move application and global file changes across instances. Deployment options depend on organizational preference and standards.

The App details page in ServiceNow Studio shows metadata about your app and provides access to common development actions — including creating files, updating app settings, and publishing your app for deployment.

Use the Custom Application form to add or modify information that defines the behavior of a custom application.

Bookmark apps and app files in ServiceNow Studio so you can access them quickly from the Bookmarks tab in the Navigator panel.

Use Build Agent, an autonomous AI agent, to create and update applications in ServiceNow Studio through conversational interaction.

Build an application to compile its source code and install application changes across an instance from ServiceNow Studio.

Builders are specialized tools in ServiceNow Studio for editing metadata records associated with tables that extend sys_metadata. Use builders to create and edit file types such as decision tables, flows, and forms as part of your app development.

Developing and maintaining applications in source code enables you to create and modify complex applications, manage code in source control more easily, and catch errors at build time.

Switch between development environments in ServiceNow Studio using the experience switcher to use the best tool for each stage of your app development.

Activating the ServiceNow Studio plugin installs tables, roles, and dependencies automatically.

Grant non-default roles access to the experience switcher so users can switch between development environments in ServiceNow Studio.

ServiceNow Studio is available by default on the ServiceNow AI Platform and requires no additional configuration. It uses the platform's existing development tools, so you can start building immediately.

Convert an existing application to support development in source code with ServiceNow Studio.

Create an application to develop in source code in ServiceNow Studio.

Create a custom application in ServiceNow Studio, then add data, automation, or other app files using integrated development tools and builders.

Use the Script Debugger in ServiceNow Studio to debug business rules and other synchronous server-side scripts during app development.

Delete apps that are no longer needed from ServiceNow Studio to remove them permanently from the instance.

Elevate your role to security_admin in ServiceNow Studio to configure roles and access control lists (ACLs).

Enable the App Summary AI agent to generate application summaries in ServiceNow Studio.

ServiceNow Studio is a unified development environment where platform developers create, modify, and deploy apps. Use ServiceNow Studio to manage app files, edit metadata, and package changes for deployment without switching between tools.

Use code search in ServiceNow Studio to search through all applications and tables on an instance to locate a specific app, app file, or code snippet.

Clone a remote Git repository to collaborate on applications in Fluent source control in ServiceNow Studio.

Configure a MID Server to use source control with ServiceNow Studio if your Git provider is behind a firewall.

Connect to a Git domain or repository using basic authentication credentials to manage applications in Fluent source control from ServiceNow Studio.

Set up an OAuth 2.0 application registry and credentials to connect to your Git provider from ServiceNow Studio.

Initialize a local Git repository for an application in ServiceNow Studio and push it to a remote Git repository to manage an application in source control.

Use Git commands and other source control features in ServiceNow Studio to manage changes to an application across a development team.

Connect to remote Git repositories to track and manage Fluent applications in ServiceNow Studio.

ServiceNow Studio is available for you to use on the ServiceNow AI Platform. You can also access premium features with an App Engine Enterprise license.

Use the development tools in ServiceNow Studio to build apps, flows, tables, forms, and more — all without leaving the platform.

Link an application or application customization to a Git repository in ServiceNow Studio so application developers can manage changes directly from the platform.

Manage access to ServiceNow Studio by assigning delegated development permissions. Admins, delegated developers, and users with Guided Application Creator (GAC) roles can develop apps and app files in ServiceNow Studio.

Collaborate with other developers on app development in ServiceNow Studio by inviting them to co-create and develop apps with you.

The experience switcher can provide access to Creator Studio, ServiceNow Studio, ServiceNow IDE. However, whether you can see and select all of those depends on your role or access level.

All changes made to applications or metadata records display on the Changes tab of the activity bar in ServiceNow Studio. View and manage changes made to applications tracked in update sets or attached to a Git repository.

Mark an update set as Complete in ServiceNow Studio to make the changes available for retrieval by other instances.

Modify an app's settings in ServiceNow Studio to update the name, description, scoping, or other metadata. Use the Related Links section to publish the app, manage collaborators, and more.

Modify or customize the collaboration permissions for a user or group in ServiceNow Studio to control what they can do in an app.

Preview app files in ServiceNow Studio before publishing to confirm that the file looks and functions as expected. Only files with a user interface support preview.

Add files to one or more collections in ServiceNow Studio to group your apps, files, and lists by story, epic, or related use case.

Bookmark apps, metadata files, and lists in ServiceNow Studio so you can access them quickly from the Bookmarks section of the Collections tab in the Navigator panel.

Create a collection in ServiceNow Studio to group multiple files and apps in one folder for personal organization.

Create an update set in ServiceNow Studio to package your app changes for deployment.

Use the Navigator panel in ServiceNow Studio to browse apps and app files by metadata type and open them directly.

Use Search in ServiceNow Studio to find and open any app or app file. You can also activate code search to find snippets of code within specific metadata types on your instance.

Use the App details page in ServiceNow Studio to view metadata about an existing application and take action directly from the page.

Focus the Navigator panel on any open app or app file in ServiceNow Studio so the Navigator panel reflects your current work context.

Begin developing on the ServiceNow AI Platform quickly with Build Agent, which enables developers to build, manage, and deploy custom, base system, or global applications and global metadata records.

Open any table view directly in ServiceNow Studio using the Open list feature in the Navigator panel or search shortcuts in the Search bar.

Open and edit apps and app files in any scope — global or custom — in ServiceNow Studio. The current scope displays at the bottom of the screen and updates automatically when you switch to an app in a different scope.

Personalize your instance of ServiceNow Studio to match your preferences for development style and theme.

Publish app changes from ServiceNow Studio to the Application Repository (App Repo) so your updates are available to all instances of your application.

Use ServiceNow IDE capabilities within ServiceNow Studio to build apps in source code. The Explorer tab in ServiceNow Studio consolidates all IDE features.

Remove a user or group as a collaborator in ServiceNow Studio to revoke their access to an app.

If you previously used Guided Application Creator or the legacy Studio product to develop apps, use ServiceNow Studio to continue your app development. ServiceNow Studio replaces both products with a unified development environment on the ServiceNow AI Platform.

Collaboration permissions determine what delegated developers can do when working on an app in ServiceNow Studio. Admins or app owners set these permissions.

Reference each metadata file type and its corresponding primary table in the File categories tab of the ServiceNow Studio Navigator panel.

If you currently develop in App Engine Studio, use ServiceNow Studio to access advanced development capabilities while retaining the core features you already use.

Install ServiceNow Studio on every ServiceNow instance where you develop applications, then define your company's access and deployment strategy.

Use ServiceNow Studio to build, manage, and deploy custom, base system, or global applications and global metadata records from a single development environment.

Configure system properties to control ServiceNow Studio application behavior and delegated development deployment. Access ServiceNow Studio system properties by navigating to All sys_properties.list .

Complete these tasks to learn the core workflows in ServiceNow Studio, from finding apps and files to packaging and deploying changes.

Use these reference topics to find details about the Navigator panel taxonomy, supported file types, properties, and collaboration permissions in ServiceNow Studio.

Personalize settings and preferences in ServiceNow Studio to get the most out of the application development experience.

Use the ServiceNow Studio interface to build, manage, and deploy custom, base system, or global applications and global metadata records. Customize the interface to match your workflow.

Create an app file in ServiceNow Studio to define how an aspect of an application functions — such as which users can access it or how it processes data.

Create an update set in ServiceNow Studio to package app changes for deployment to other instances.

There are important differences between customizing and configuring ServiceNow applications. The ServiceNow platform is built to embrace customization and configuration, but how you do so can have significant impacts on ServiceNow support, upgrading to future ServiceNow platform versions, and the functionality of the ServiceNow platform.

Domain separation is not supported for ServiceNow Studio. Domain separation enables you to separate data, processes, and administrative tasks into logical groupings called domains. You can control several aspects of this separation, including which users can see and access data.

Reference the file types that ServiceNow Studio supports when using code search to locate scripts and metadata across an instance.

Admins, delegated developers, and users with Guided Application Creator roles can access and develop in ServiceNow Studio. Each role has different capabilities and permissions.

Use ServiceNow Studio to access and work with all metadata types that the ServiceNow AI Platform supports, from automations and integrations to user interface files.

Install the ServiceNow Otto for Creator application so that you can use app summary generation for your organization.

Use Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio to develop reusable server-side logic and create an application on the ServiceNow AI Platform, taking it from initial data modeling through testing and validation.

Enable the app summary generation skill in the ServiceNow Otto for Creator application so that you can get started with summarizing applications.

With the ServiceNow Otto for Creator application, you can generate a summary of an app. You can then copy the summary to the description for the app, and use it to check for duplicate apps.

Use the ServiceNow Otto for Creator application to use generative AI for summarizing an app. With a single button, ServiceNow Otto for Creator generates the app summary that you can then copy to the app description, or use to find duplicate apps.

The following roles are required for use with the ServiceNow Otto for Creator app summary generation skill.

Commit changes made in ServiceNow Studio to a linked Git repository by selecting individual file changes or committing all changes on the instance at once.

Create tags and branches in a Git repository from ServiceNow Studio to version application releases and manage parallel development streams.

Edit a Git repository configuration in ServiceNow Studio to update the network protocol, credentials, or other connection details.

Import an application from a Git repository into ServiceNow Studio to create a local copy of the app on your non-production instance. The repository must contain a valid ServiceNow application, and your credentials must have read access.

Apply or delete stashed changes in ServiceNow Studio to restore saved work or remove stashes that are no longer needed.

Move application files linked to source control to any folder in the repository from ServiceNow Studio to store supporting content, such as automated tests, alongside the applications they support.

Pull changes from a linked Git repository in ServiceNow Studio to apply remote updates to the local instance.

Resolve conflicts in ServiceNow Studio when applying remote or stashed changes that conflict with the local version of the same application file.

Stash local application file changes in ServiceNow Studio to save them temporarily, pull the latest version from the repository, and recover the stashed changes at a later time.

View the commit history of apps linked to a source control repository in ServiceNow Studio to review what changes were committed, by whom, and when.

Pull and commit changes in a Git repository directly from ServiceNow Studio to keep app development in sync across your team.

Use metadata source control in ServiceNow Studio to manage app versions, commit changes, and collaborate with other developers through a linked Git repository.

Link your application to a Git source control repository in ServiceNow Studio to save, manage, and share multiple versions of a global or scoped application from a non-production instance.

Most source control operations in ServiceNow Studio run from within the platform. Some operations — such as creating branches and tags — can also be performed directly from the Git repository.

Generate a summary of your app using ServiceNow Otto for Creator in ServiceNow Studio. After reviewing the summary, you can use it as a description for your app.

Find the file types that ServiceNow Studio supports in preview features to confirm or update user-facing page functionality.

Synchronizing an application in ServiceNow Studio downloads and transforms application metadata into ServiceNow Fluent code.

Use App Engine development tools to extend the ServiceNow AI Platform without customizing existing applications. Building a new app preserves upgrade compatibility and keeps your changes isolated and easier to maintain.

Use ServiceNow Studio to build and deploy apps using integrated ServiceNow AI Platform features, development tools, and builders — all in a single environment.

View the collaborators on an app in ServiceNow Studio to see who has access and what role each person has.

View app origination information on the App details page in ServiceNow Studio to determine where an app was created and which environment to use for editing and deployment.

You can build, manage, and deploy custom, base system, or global applications and global metadata records in ServiceNow Studio — all from a single environment, based on your permissions.

Use AI tools and files in ServiceNow Studio to create and summarize apps using generative AI. You can also add AI files to applications to enhance user productivity through conversation and proactive experiences.

Use pipelines in ServiceNow Studio to automate the propagation and installation of applications from one instance to another. Admins manage deployment requests in the App Engine Management Center (AEMC).

Access to ServiceNow Studio, Creator Studio, and ServiceNow IDE is controlled by the roles and permissions your admin assigns. Update role assignments when you need to change which tools a user can access.

Publish custom applications from ServiceNow Studio to the ServiceNow Application Repository to distribute them to other instances in the organization.

Use update sets in ServiceNow Studio to group configuration changes and move them as a unit to other instances for testing or deployment.