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# Create a table in Guided Application Creator

# Create a table in Guided Application Creator {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read

Create a table in Guided Application Creator to customize your
application to fit your business needs.

## Before you begin

Complete:

1. [Create an application record in Guided Application Creator](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/WDjf6BYwfBKh9E~0a2h_Zg "Create an application record in Guided Application Creator to identify a custom application.")
2. [Define roles in Guided Application Creator](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/2F9MA2pRT7DkyLFPPB5oxw "Create or select roles in Guided Application Creator for the members of your organization who use your custom application.")
3. [Select user experiences in Guided Application Creator](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/tK2mzWPwA4ZAzgUDIJcgXA "Let users access your application via the ServiceNow Agent mobile app or lists and forms.")
4. [Designate data tables in Guided Application Creator](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/PVqgw9Q50sa~krY18bzTQg "Select an existing table or create a custom table in Guided Application Creator to store data for your custom business application.")
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Role required: sn_g_app_creator.app_creator or admin

## Procedure

1. To select a table creation method, on the screen, select Create table from scratch and then select Continue.  
2. Add fields to your custom table.
   1. Select + Add a new field.
   2. On the form, fill in the fields.  
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      | Field | Description |
      |-|-|
      | Field Label | Unique label for the field. |
      | Field Name | Name of the field in the database. |
      | Field Type | Type of field. For more information on the different field types, see [Field types](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=r_FieldTypes&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US). By default, there are only 18 field types to choose from. You can add a property to include more field types in Guided Application Creator. For more information, see [Add field types in Guided Application Creator](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/WZlD~yeoERkNjAIRGEkhuA "When you add fields to a custom table in Guided Application Creator, there are only 18 field types available by default. You can add a property to include more field types."). |
      | Display | When used as a reference field, the field is used as the display value for the table. Only one field can be defined as the display value for a table. |
      | Mandatory | Option to require that the field must contain a value before the record can be saved. |
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3. Select Continue to define properties and permissions for your custom table.
4. On the form, fill in the fields.  
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   | Field | Description |
   |-|-|
   | Table label | Unique label for the table (such as Laptops or Thin clients). The label appears on list and form views for the table. See Field Labels in [Data dictionary tables](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_DataDictionaryTables&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US). |
   | Table name | Name of the table in the database. The table name is automatically populated based on the table label and the application scope that you defined earlier. |
   | Make extensible | Option to enable other tables to extend this table. For more information on table extension, see [Table extension and classes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=table-extension-and-classes&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US). |
   | Auto-number | Option to add a number field to the table and automatically increment the ID numbers as they get added. |
   | Manage access | User permissions for your application. For each role that you selected earlier, you can give different levels of access. Create :   Enables users to insert new records (rows) into a table. Read :   Enables users to display records from a table. Write :   Enables users to update records in a table. Delete :   Enables users to remove records from a table or drop a table. |
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5. Select Continue.
6. On the confirmation screen, select Continue.
7. To add more tables to your application, follow the steps in [Designate data tables in Guided Application Creator](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/PVqgw9Q50sa~krY18bzTQg "Select an existing table or create a custom table in Guided Application Creator to store data for your custom business application.").
8. To finish designating tables, select Done with tables.

## What to do next

Continue building your application by following the steps in [Customize user experiences in Guided Application Creator](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/~xcqboVI6ZzPASZicytZXw#gac-customize-ux "Customize how the application appears in each user experience that you select."). If you exit Guided Application Creator,
the tables that you configured are not saved to the system.