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Service catalog and workflows

vodnalar26 — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:32:12 GMT

Hello everyone,

I’m looking to strengthen my hands-on skills in Service Catalogs and Workflows in ServiceNow. To do that effectively, I’d love to practice with real-life scenarios rather than just theoretical examples.

If anyone can share practical use cases—such as employee onboarding, access requests, asset provisioning, approvals, or multi-step workflows—it would really help me improve my understanding and implementation skills.

I’m especially interested in scenarios that involve:

End-to-end catalog item creation
Workflow/Flow Designer implementation
Approvals and task automation
Real-time business use cases

Any guidance, sample scenarios, or best practices from your experience would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

Re: Service catalog and workflows

Ankur Bawiskar — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:36:08 GMT

@vodnalar26

you can start participating in community questions and learn from there

Also many customers are moving towards Flow instead of workflows

check these

Service Catalog In ServiceNow - HKR Trainings

Workflows In Service Catalog Item Basic to Advanced

How to Create a Catalog Item and Flow in ServiceNow

Flow Designer | Service Catalog Flow | Approval & Task

ServiceNow Flow Designer Tutorial | Scenario-Based

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Re: Service catalog and workflows

namanajain — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:37:10 GMT

HI @vodnalar26
This is the use case I have worked on early .

Use Case:
A company wants to implement an automated employee performance evaluation system to streamline the process of conducting performance reviews and providing feedback to employees.

Form Configuration:

Create a form titled "Employee Performance Evaluation".
Define the following fields:
- Employee Information (Name, Department, Position)
- Evaluation Period
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as productivity, skill, goal attainment, time management, team collaboration
- Ratings for each KPI (to be filled by the manager or supervisor)
- Comments / Feedback (to be filled by the manager or supervisor)
Configure the catalog item to trigger a workflow upon submission.

Workflow Setup:

Design a workflow triggered by the submission of the "Employee Performance Evaluation" catalog item.
Steps in the workflow:
- Collect employee information and evaluation details
- Assign tasks to supervisors or managers for performance review and feedback
- Set deadlines for completing performance evaluations
- Notify relevant stakeholders about task assignments and deadlines
- Compile evaluation results and provide feedback to employees

Email Notification Configuration:

Set up email notifications to be sent to supervisors or managers upon task assignment and completion.
Customize email templates to include evaluation details and deadlines.

ACLs and Security:

Implement ACLs to control access to employee performance evaluation records and tasks.
Ensure confidentiality of employee evaluation data and restrict access to authorized personnel.

Reports and Dashboard:

Generate reports to track performance evaluation completion rates, average ratings, and trends over time.
Create dashboards to provide insights into employee performance across departments and teams.

Additional Considerations:

Incorporate mechanisms for employees to provide feedback on the evaluation process to improve transparency and fairness.
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Re: Service catalog and workflows

Dr Atul G- LNG — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:51:39 GMT

Hi @vodnalar26

Being a ServiceNow trainer, I’m happy to share my thoughts. Knowing the platform is one part, but implementing it is another. There are many use cases you can build on, but my advice is not to start with something too large—begin step by step.

To help yourself improve, try to use real-world scenarios. The more practical challenges you take on, the more you’ll learn. These days, many users are building their own apps, which means everyone brings different ideas to the table.

You can pick any use case and start building it on your own from scratch. Avoid relying too much on prebuilt business logic at the beginning—start small, understand the fundamentals, and then gradually expand.

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-advocate-blog/more-calls-more-builds-the-buildmorewithbuildagent-challenge-is/bc-p/3525972/emcs_t/S2h8ZW1haWx8Ym9hcmRfc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ufE1PMENZTlk2QkVVREtXfDM1MjU5NzJ8U1VCU0NSSVBUSU9OU3xoSw#M2640

Re: Service catalog and workflows

vodnalar26 — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:52:09 GMT

Thank you for the detailed scenarios and guidance. I’ll work on implementing them to strengthen my understanding of Service Catalog and workflows. Really appreciate your support!

Re: Service catalog and workflows

namanajain — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:54:04 GMT

@vodnalar26

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Re: Service catalog and workflows

Tanushree Maiti — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:45:04 GMT

Hi @vodnalar26

1. E2E catalog item:

Case Types, Service Definition, Service Catalog Fundamentals

What is Request Management?

Catalog and Request Actions Overview

https://learning.servicenow.com/lxp/en/on-demand-training-and-content/service-catalog-task?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0011247

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWQApS1Gb1o

Flow designer and Automation:

Introduction to Flows

What is Workflow Automation?

Create an Action - Yokohama

Flow Fundamentals

Configure Orchestration, Flow Designer, and Integration Hub

Flow Administration (Yokohama)

Real time business Use cases:

Use Case: A "New Hire" request triggers a flow that automatically creates child tasks for IT (laptop setup), HR (payroll setup), and Facilities (desk assignment) simultaneously.
Automation: The flow waits for approvals, then automatically creates a User Record in Active Directory via IntegrationHub, adds them to AD groups, and sends a welcome email

Gave you a complex use case . most of the catalog related use cases are simple.

Re: Service catalog and workflows

vodnalar26 — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:28:15 GMT

Can we design a flow for this if yes, can you suggest me the process how to do?