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# Create an application file from the Metadata Explorer

# Create an application file from the Metadata Explorer {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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Create an application file in an embedded ServiceNow AI Platform user interface from the Metadata Explorer in the ServiceNow IDE.

## Before you begin

Create, convert, or clone an application and add it to your workspace. For more information, see [Adding applications in ServiceNow IDE](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/jyYiw8CmNPP7ShUQTwx3jA "Add applications in the ServiceNow IDE to get started with development in source code.").

Role required: admin

## About this task

If you need to create some application metadata outside of source code, you can create application files from the Metadata Explorer within the ServiceNow IDE. To create an application file from the ServiceNow IDE, an embedded ServiceNow AI Platform user interface opens in the editor.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllApp DevelopmentServiceNow IDE.
2. Open a workspace with an application.
3. From the Activity Bar, select the Metadata Explorer view (![Metadata Explorer]()).
4. Select the Create New File icon (![Create New File]()).  
   Tip:  
   Alternatively, you can right-click an existing metadata category or file type in an application and select Create New File to create an application file of that category or type.
5. From the Application menu, select an application from your workspace.
6. From the list of file types, select the type of file to create.  
   Tip:  
   Search for a file type or select a category to find the file type you need.  
7. Select Continue.
8. In the embedded ServiceNow AI Platform user interface, fill in the fields to create the application file.  
   The user interface and fields vary depending on the type of file that you created.
9. Select Submit.

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