Application repository for the ServiceNow scope based application

[narayansaha]

Hi Team,
May I know if anyone has configured the Application repository for the ServiceNow scope based application (For eg: GRC Policy Management or GRC Regulatory Change Management)?
In the Application repository, to capture the changes we need to use some Version Name before we can Publish any changes.
As I will be using the App repo for the 1st time, I need to understand the after effect it has if the manual version name which the developer will use while publishing any changes collides/ contradicts with the version name which ServiceNow releases in future.
In short, I need to understand the pros, cons and some best practices of using the Application repository for the ServiceNow scope based application.

Appreciate some knowledge on it. Thanks.

Best Regards,
Narayan Saha

[Community Alums]

Hi @narayansaha ,

After you develop and test a custom application, you can make the application available to company instances by publishing it to the ServiceNow application repository.

The ServiceNow application repository is a central repository for all scoped applications that are published by all ServiceNow customers.

Note: The ServiceNow application repository is not available for self-hosted (on premise) customers.

The application repository allows ServiceNow customers to upload and distribute applications between their instances. When you access the application repository, you can see and manage only the applications that are published by your own organization. You can't see or manage applications that are published by other organizations.

After you have designed, developed, and successfully tested a custom application, you can publish your application to the ServiceNow application repository to share it to other instances in your company.

Entitlements

An entitlement refers to permission given to an instance to install a scoped application from the application repository. An instance must be entitled to an application in order for you to be able to install the application on the instance.

By default, after you publish an application to the application repository, all your company instances are entitled to the application automatically. To limit which company instances are entitled to the application, access the application repository by going to https://apprepo.service-now.com, and then change the entitlement type for the application. You can also entitle an instance again if the application entitlement has already been removed. For more information, see Manage application entitlements from the application repository.

Using the application repository

You can access the application repository by going to https://apprepo.service-now.com.

After you publish an application to the application repository, you can:

• Install an application from the application repository
• Manage application entitlements from the application repository
• Delete an application from the application repository
• Release a scope from the application repository
• View scopes that are available to your company
• View keys that are available to your company

Also give a read to this doc :Publish an application to the application repository

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Thanks,

Sandeep

[narayansaha]

Hello Sandeep,

Could you please let me know that if the manual version name which the developer will use while publishing any changes collides/ contradicts with the version name which ServiceNow releases in future, what could be the impact?

Regards,
Narayan

[Community Alums]

Hi @narayansaha ,

There is no impact !!

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Thanks,

Sandeep