ServiceNow Studio release notes

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated September 5, 2024
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    Summary of ServiceNow Studio release notes

    ServiceNow Studio is a unified development environment introduced in the Xanadu release that streamlines all ServiceNow development activities. It allows administrators and developers to create, edit, maintain, and deploy custom and globally scoped applications and files within a single integrated interface. This eliminates the need to switch between multiple tools, enhancing productivity and simplifying app lifecycle management.

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    Key Features

    • Integrated Development Environment: Access and use all ServiceNow builders and tools, such as Workflow Studio, directly within ServiceNow Studio without opening separate products.
    • Comprehensive Metadata Management: Use the Navigator panel to search, bookmark, and edit any supported ServiceNow metadata type efficiently.
    • Deployment Management: Manage application updates and deployments via System Update Sets, pipelines, and the Application Repository seamlessly from within the studio.
    • Now Assist Integration: Create applications using generative AI-powered Now Assist and edit those applications within the studio.
    • Support for Base and Store Apps: Edit base system apps and customize store apps directly inside ServiceNow Studio.

    Activation and Availability

    ServiceNow Studio is available for installation through the ServiceNow Store. Customers must request the application via the store to activate it. This centralized approach ensures easy access to all development tools and features in one place.

    Related Applications and Features

    ServiceNow Studio supports and integrates with various ServiceNow capabilities to enhance development workflows, including:

    • Access Control for managing roles and permissions on apps and files.
    • Catalog Builder for creating and editing catalog items.
    • Workflow Studio features such as flows, subflows, decision tables, and playbooks available as tabs within the studio.
    • Email Notifications that can be created and edited for automated messaging.
    • Integration Hub for importing data directly into ServiceNow tables.
    • Mobile App Builder for adding mobile experiences.
    • Table Builder and UI Builder for data modeling and user experience design respectively.

    Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers

    ServiceNow Studio empowers customers to accelerate app development and customization while maintaining control over app lifecycle processes in a consolidated environment. It reduces complexity by integrating multiple development tools, supports AI-assisted app generation, and facilitates easier deployment management. This delivers a more efficient and streamlined development experience tailored to enterprise needs.

    The ServiceNow® ServiceNow Studio application provides a unified experience for all ServiceNow® development activities, enabling admins and developers to extend base system solutions and easily create custom apps. ServiceNow Studio is a new application in the Xanadu release.

    ServiceNow Studio highlights for the Xanadu release

    • Create, edit, maintain, and deploy custom and globally scoped apps and app files in a single, integrated development environment instead of having to switch back and forth between tools and builders. You can also edit base system apps and files and customize store apps.
    • Search for and edit any type of metadata record using the Navigator file taxonomy.
    • Package app changes for deployment using System Update Sets, pipelines, and the Application Repository.
    • Create applications using Now Assist for app generation.
    • Bookmark applications and application files for easy, fast access.

    See Building applications with ServiceNow Studio for more information.

    Important:
    ServiceNow Studio is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes.

    ServiceNow Studio features

    Consolidated access to all integrated ServiceNow® builders and tools
    Use all of your favorite ServiceNow builders and tools in one place, without opening them in different products. For example, you can open files for flows in the Workflow Studio tool directly within ServiceNow Studio.
    Work with all supported file types and metadata
    Use the Navigator panel to quickly find, bookmark, and edit any type of supported ServiceNow metadata.
    Deploy updates within ServiceNow Studio
    Manage your deployments using several of the ServiceNow app life-cycle options, such as pipelines, update sets, or the Application Repository, directly within ServiceNow Studio.
    Generate apps using Now Assist
    Edit applications created with Now Assist for app generation directly in ServiceNow Studio.

    Activation information

    Install ServiceNow Studio by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.