Service Catalog and CSDM tables

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Service Catalog manages and uses CSDM tables. Several ServiceNow products benefit from and add value to Service Catalog.

CSDM tables managed by the Service Catalog

The Service Catalog primarily manages business services in the Sell/Consume domain. Technical Services are also viewed from the Operate domain of Event Management.

The CIs can include:

  • PC Hardware Item (pc_hardware_cat_item): Submits hardware asset requests included in Asset Management workflows.
  • PC Software Item (pc_software_cat_item): Submits software asset requests included in Asset Management workflows.

[Omitted image "csdm-v5-tables-managed-by-req-cat.png"] Alt text: CSDM tables managed by Request Catalog.

CSDM tables used by the Service Catalog

  1. Configuration Item tables [cmdb_ci*]

  2. Service Offering table [sc_cat_item_subscribe]

  3. Application Service table [cmdb_ci_service_discovered]

  4. Product Model tables [cmdb_model]

    Note: The following legacy CMDB relationships that once provided access to catalog items are no longer supported. To provide access, use the new relationships listed in the table.

    CMDB table Catalog item relationship table New relationship to use instead
    User (sys_user) sc_cat_item_user_mtom, sc_cat_item_user_no_mtom User criteria
    Group (sys_user_group) sc_cat_item_group_mtom, sc_cat_item_group_no_mtom User criteria
    Department (cmn_department) sc_cat_item_dept_mtom, sc_cat_item_dept_no_mtom User criteria
    Location (smn_location) sc_cat_item_location_mtom, sc_cat_item_location_no_mtom User criteria
    Company (core_company) sc_cat_item_company_mtom, sc_cat_item_company_no_mtom User criteria

[Omitted image "csdm-v5-tables-used-by-req-cat.png"] Alt text: CSDM tables used by Request Catalog.

Products that benefit from the Service Catalog

  • Service Portfolio Management (Service Portfolio Management)

    Ties catalog items to service offerings. Lets service owners create and maintain catalog items more easily, and gives more visibility into the service offerings.

  • Hardware Asset Management and Software Asset Management

    Self-service catalog lets you order an asset and track service delivery.

  • Human Resources (HR)

    Exposes the creator (Record Producer) of HR cases and displays the Record Producer in the relevant self-service catalogs (for example, Portal, Mobile, and Virtual Agent).

  • Customer Service Management (CSM)

    Exposes the creator (Record Producer) of customer service cases and displays the Record Producer in the relevant self-service catalogs (for example, Self-service Portal, Mobile, and Virtual Agent).

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