Applications created in Studio are known as scoped applications. Scope uniquely identifies every application file, not just within a single ServiceNow instance, but in every instance around the world. Why is this important?
- Scope protects an application, its files, and its data from conflicts with other applications.
- Scope determines which parts of an application are available for use by other applications in ServiceNow.
- Scope allows developers to configure which parts of their application can be acted on by other applications.
- Scope prevents work done in the main ServiceNow browser window (not in Studio) from becoming part of an application's file
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A custom app is a type of scoped app. Custom usually just means it's created by someone other than ServiceNow.
