Can anyone provide pros and cons of using a scoped application?

padmasriharshag
Tera Contributor

‎07-03-2017 01:33 AM

Can anyone provide pros and cons of using a scoped application?

Also,

  •   How is work done by an individual or team captured? —Update set? Repository?
  •   Can a group/team capture their updates in a single repository   ?
  •     Is the repository where we are publishing the application licensed?    
  •     Can   Base tables can be extended from the existing instance for a scoped applications.
  •         Can Metric_instance table   be extended.
  •         Will SSO enabled on instance be applicable to scoped applications???
  •     Any report/notifications limitations for scoped applications
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sergiu_panaite
ServiceNow Employee
ServiceNow Employee

‎07-03-2017 04:11 AM

Have a look here, it may answer some of your questions:



Scoped Applications - Introduction


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peterh_smith
Tera Contributor

‎09-27-2017 07:06 AM

Pros:

  • Simplified promotion to production
    Scoped apps still use update sets, but they act as modules.   The Install/Update button is easier than merging update sets.
  • Optional backup to Git repository
    You can save your app to Git, branch, tag, and restore any version.
  • Assistance with best practice development
    It is easy to add columns, extend tables, create views, without worrying that someone will coopt them for a different purpose.   You can tell their specific purpose by their names and by the Application field.
  • Studio increases productivity
    Flipping back and forth between configuration records doesn't mess up the navigation stack.

Cons:

  • Pricing
    There is a per-user X per-application fee.   This may be an (unintentional?) penalty for using apps as modules.   It's hard to tell, since consistent information is hard to come by.
  • Learning Curve
    Studio is sphinx-like, just as Eclipse is.   It just just sits there, waiting for you to know what you're doing.   There are good examples that walk you through it in the Learning Paths.   It will take a couple days to feel comfortable with it.   By then you will never want to go back.