Table Builder for App Engine Overview
Table Builder for App Engine on ServiceNow is a low-code development platform enabling users to quickly create custom tables and applications within the ServiceNow ecosystem. It allows users to build apps without writing complex code, thereby accelerating the development process and reducing the time and resources required to create custom applications.
With Table Builder, users can easily create custom tables, import their data via a spreadsheet, and then define relationships between tables on the Now Platform while configuring business rules to automate processes. It also supports the creation of custom forms and flows, making it easy to build a robust data model with automated flows.
Fields View within Table Builder provides a visual interface for configuring and editing fields, which makes it easier for developers to understand their underlying metadata. Additionally, interfaces such as Form Builder are intuitive and user-friendly, allowing developers to drag and drop fields, set data types, and define validation rules, all without switching between applications. Finally, you can also extract fields from PDFs and create related tables, allowing you to go from offline to digital at unparalleled speeds.
Getting to know Table Builder for App Engine
Question: What challenges can Table Builder help me solve?
Answer: Table Builder can help citizen developers easily create tables within App Engine Studio, thus driving rapid app development by allowing you to extract, construct and insert data quickly. You can then configure policies, rules, and access controls within Table Builder, making building secure prototypes for your applications easier and faster.
Question: Who can use Table Builder?
Answer: Our users span the gamut from Business analysts to Citizen Developer to Administrators and everything in between. Table Builder is for the App Developer who wants to be able to quickly and accurately create simple or moderately complex table structures. It is also for the Business Analyst who wants to evaluate and update the tables in their application. It also caters to administrators who wish to ensure their users' data adheres to strict organizational rules.
Question: How can I harness the power of Table Builder?
Answer: Table Builder integrates seamlessly with other App Engine builders, such as Workspace Builder, App Templates, and Flow Templates. This makes it easy to create a form, extract text from a PDF, then create a table, and merge them using a dynamic flow, all in a single App Engine experience without needing to navigate between existing Now Platform applications.
Where can I find out more about Table Builder?
You can visit the Now Create site on Now Learning, and navigate to the Table Builder Asset:
Now Create: Table Builder for App Engine - Overview and Practical Guidance
