ServiceNow Studio release notes
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Summary of ServiceNow Studio Release Notes - Australia Release
ServiceNow Studio is a unified development environment designed for admins and developers to extend base system solutions and create custom applications within the ServiceNow platform. The Australia release introduces significant enhancements to streamline app development, deployment, and management through improved UI, AI integration, and new organizational features.
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Key Features
- Collections for Apps and Files: Introduced in Australia Patch 3, collections replace bookmarks with folders that can organize frequently used apps, files, and lists across different scopes for easy access.
- App Deployment Management: Developers can now view all deployment requests and attach update sets directly within ServiceNow Studio, simplifying the process of grouping and deploying related changes.
- Build Agent Integration: Build Agent, an autonomous AI tool, is integrated as the default AI-assisted app generation method. Users can chat with Build Agent during app creation and continue building apps in their personal development instances. This replaces the prior Now Assist app generation skill.
- File Preview Enhancements: Files that support preview open directly in preview mode by default, reducing steps and enhancing developer focus by providing immediate visual context.
- UI Builder Integration: Add UI Builder components such as controllers, experiences, and page collections directly into apps within ServiceNow Studio.
- Vibe Coding Documentation: New documentation helps developers utilize natural language programming techniques to accelerate app development using AI tools.
- UI Updates: Navigator panel icons have been slightly adjusted for clarity, and integrated tabs no longer use color-coding by scope, improving file navigation.
Important Upgrade Information
ServiceNow Studio is now available by default on the ServiceNow AI Platform; it no longer requires download from the ServiceNow Store.
Related Applications and Features
- Access Control: Manage roles and permissions for apps and files within Studio.
- App Engine Management Center (AEMC): Centralized management of app intake, pipelines, developer productivity, and insights.
- Creator Studio and Catalog Builder: Low-code/no-code options to create apps and catalog items.
- Workflow Studio and Playbooks: Design workflows, decision tables, and automate cross-functional processes.
- ReleaseOps: Automate and improve deployment reliability and predictability.
- Mobile App Builder and UI Builder: Build mobile experiences and user interfaces within Studio.
- Integration Hub and Table Builder: Import data and manage data models seamlessly.
- Agentic Development: Use AI-powered natural language tools like vibe coding for generating full-stack applications, workflows, and integrations.
What This Means for ServiceNow Customers
With the Australia release, ServiceNow Studio significantly enhances developer productivity and app lifecycle management by integrating AI-powered app creation, improved file organization, and streamlined deployment workflows. Customers can expect a more intuitive and efficient development experience with direct access to deployment operations and AI assistance, enabling faster delivery of custom applications and extensions.
The ServiceNow® ServiceNow Studio application provides a unified experience for all ServiceNow development activities, enabling admins and developers to extend base system solutions and create custom apps. ServiceNow Studio was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.
ServiceNow Studio highlights for the Australia release
- As of version 29.2.6, organize apps and files into collections, which extend the existing bookmark system by allowing multiple organized folders of applications, app files, and lists.
- As of version 29.2.6, view all deployment requests and attach update sets to them directly in ServiceNow Studio.
- As of version 29.2.6, developers who prompt Build Agent to create an app from the ServiceNow Developer site are redirected to ServiceNow Studio within their personal development instance (PDI) to continue building their app.
- As of version 29.1.4, when opening a file that supports preview in ServiceNow Studio, the interface defaults to the preview pane instead of the underlying record form, providing immediate visual context for the file content.
- As of version 29.1.4, when creating an application, the Create with Now Assist option opens Build Agent by default instead of the Now Assist for app generation skill.
See ServiceNow Studio for more information.
Important information for upgrading ServiceNow Studio to Australia
ServiceNow Studio no longer has to be downloaded from the ServiceNow Store. It’s available on the ServiceNow AI Platform by default.
New in the Australia release
- Australia Patch 3 (June)
- Create a collection of files in ServiceNow Studio
- Create collections of your most frequently used apps, files, and lists for easy access. Collections extend current bookmark capabilities and can contain apps and files from different scopes.
- App deployment in ServiceNow Studio
- View deployment requests directly within ServiceNow Studio. Attach update sets to a request to group related changes for deployment.
- Australia Patch 2 (May)
- Create an application in ServiceNow Studio with Build Agent
- Begin a chat with Build Agent directly from the app creation workflow. This setting can be configured in user preferences.
- Australia early availability (March)
- Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio
- Use Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio to create and edit full-stack applications conversationally.
- Add UI Builder files to your apps in ServiceNow Studio
- Add UI Builder components, controllers, experiences, page collections, and UI interactions into your ServiceNow Studio apps.
- New vibe coding documentation
- Explore vibe coding, which is a natural language approach to application development in ServiceNow, with new documentation, including how to get started, when to use it, and how it fits within the broader suite of AI-powered development tools.
UI changes
- Create a collection of files in ServiceNow Studio
- As of the Australia Patch 3 (June), the Bookmark icon is now the Collections icon. Bookmarks are available as a category under collections.
- ServiceNow Studio user interface
- The Navigator panel icons in ServiceNow Studio have changed slightly in size and appearance, but not in function.
Changed in this release
- Australia Patch 3 (June)
- Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio
- Developers who prompt Build Agent to create an app from the ServiceNow Developer site are redirected to ServiceNow Studio instead of ServiceNow IDE to continue building their app.
- Australia Patch 2 (May)
- Preview an app file in ServiceNow Studio
- Files with preview capabilities open directly in preview mode in ServiceNow Studio, bypassing the record view. This change reduces the number of steps required to view file content and keeps developers focused on their work without manual mode switching.
- Australia early availability (March)
- Integrated tab groupings
- Integrated tabs are no longer color-coded or grouped by scope. You can see a list of the open files by selecting the more actions icon and selecting Show Opened Editors.
- Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio
- Build Agent is the default setting for AI-assisted app generation in ServiceNow Studio. You can change this setting in the ServiceNow Studio user preferences menu.
Activation information
ServiceNow Studio is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.