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CORE FOUNDATIONS 

Audience: Everyone getting started on the ServiceNow platform 
Total Videos: 6 videos (~25 minutes total) 
Purpose: Essential platform concepts, security fundamentals, and resource navigation

 

Video 1

What is ServiceNow & Where Do I Fit? 

Duration: ~5 minutes 


Description: Understand what ServiceNow is and get an overview of its capabilities from different perspectives. This video will address three main perspectives: 

  • Implementers / Customers: as a platform of enterprise apps (ITSM, CSM, HR, etc) 
  • Developers / Creators: as a platform for creators (All our cool dev tools) 
  • Everyone: as an AI platform 

 

Key Topics: 

  • ServiceNow as a platform of enterprise apps (ITSM, CSM, HR, etc) - target audience is Implementers and Customers 
  • ServiceNow as a platform for creators – target audience is Developers and Creators 
  • ServiceNow as an AI platform – hot topic for everyone in the industry 

 

Video 2

How Do I Get Started Building on ServiceNow? 

Duration: ~4 minutes

 
Description: Step-by-step walkthrough to claim your free Personal Developer Instance (PDI) and get started developing on the platform. Learn what comes pre-installed and how to use your PDI effectively. 

 

Key Topics: 

  • What is a Personal Developer Instance (PDI) 
  • How to sign up and claim your PDI 
  • What comes installed by default 
  • Best practices for using your PDI 
  • How PDIs differ from production instances



 

 

Video 3

How Do I Navigate the ServiceNow UI? 

Duration: ~4 minutes 


Description: Navigate the ServiceNow interface with confidence. Learn where to find Studio, System Applications, and the developer tools you'll use every day. Focused on creator/developer navigation rather than end-user features. 

 

Key Topics: 

  • Admin UI 
  • Studios 
  • Workspaces 
  • Portal 
  • Mobile Apps 

 

 

Video 4

How Does ServiceNow Model Your Data? 

Duration: ~4 minutes 


Description: Everything in ServiceNow is a table. Learn about the data model, table inheritance, relationships, and reference fields. Understand why this matters for building applications on the platform. 

 

Key Topics: 

  • Tables, records, and fields fundamentals 
  • Table inheritance and the Task table example 
  • Reference fields and dot-walking 
  • Relationships between tables 
  • System Dictionary overview 
  • Why the data model matters for creators 

 


 

Subscribe Now For Upcoming Videos

Video 5: How Does ServiceNow Keep Data Secure? 

Video 6: Where Can I Find Help and Resources? 

 

Comments
LennaS
ServiceNow Employee

links in article lead me to "access denied" page. however i was able to find the videos in another article.

Dinah_Holt
Tera Contributor

The link to Video 4 is just reloading this same page again.  I was able to find the first 3 videos.  Thank you.

KevinMEldridge
Tera Explorer

Video Number 1's Link on YouTube:

What is ServiceNow & Where Do I Fit? (ServiceNow Foundations #1)

 

Video Number 2's Link on YouTube:

How Do I Get Started Building on ServiceNow? (ServiceNow Foundations #2)


Video Number 3's Link on YouTube:
How Do I Navigate the ServiceNow UI? (ServiceNow Foundations #3)

 

Video Number 4's Link on YouTube:
I cannot locate this video anywhere.

Travis Toulson
Administrator

Sorry about that @Dinah_Holt and @KevinMEldridge.  Video 4 is now posted.  I was expecting to have it out at the same time as the other 3 and forgot to hide it in the blog post when it wasn't done in time.

@LennaS, are you still seeing the "access denied" page on these?

Dinah_Holt
Tera Contributor

@Travis Toulson Thank you so much for posting Video #4 in the series.  Just to let you know, I believe the link to video #3 might be broken on this page because I am getting an "Access Denied" error there, but I am still able to access that article here (just searched the title on ServiceNow Community): https://www.servicenow.com/community/training-and-certifications/how-do-i-navigate-the-servicenow-ui...

This was a very beneficial training resource.  Thanks for posting!

 

dangichure1
Giga Contributor

Amazing to know everything in servicenow is made up of tables. 

BiswaRanjanRout
Tera Expert

Best article on ServiceNow

LennaS
ServiceNow Employee

@Travis Toulson Nope! all links are now working, thanks!

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