service catalog and flow designers

poojaritaru
Kilo Contributor

explain me service catalog floe designers

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SahanaJ
Tera Contributor

Service Catalog is a self-service portal where users request services or products.

Example:

Laptop request

Access request

New project demand request

Software installation

Leave request

Users fill a catalog item form, submit → system creates a Request (REQ), RITM, and Task.

Main Tables:

sc_cat_item → Catalog Item

sc_request → Request (REQ)

sc_req_item → Requested Item (RITM)

sc_task → Catalog Task

 

Flow Designer is a low-code automation tool in ServiceNow.

It automates:

Approvals

Task creation

Notifications

Record updates

Integrations

Instead of writing scripts or workflows, we use drag-and-drop actions.

 

How Service Catalog + Flow Designer Work Together:

When a user submits a catalog item:

Flow Designer triggers automatically
It performs automation steps

Example Flow:

Trigger:
When Catalog Item = “Laptop Request” is submitted

Flow Actions:

Get Manager

Ask for Approval

If Approved → Create Task for IT Team

Send Email Notification

Close RITM after completion

Ankur Bawiskar
Tera Patron

@poojaritaru 

you can learn more about this by going through now learning courses, youtube videos, blogs etc

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Ankur
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Aditya_hublikar
Mega Sage

Hello @poojaritaru ,

 

The ServiceNow Service Catalog is a self-service, digital storefront that allows users to browse, request, and track IT, HR, and Facilities services or products.Service Catalog is a user-facing portal where employees/users can request services (like laptop, access, software) through structured forms.It is part of service request management.

 

 

Flow Designer is a low-code automation tool used to define what happens after a trigger (like catalog submission), such as approvals, task creation, notifications, etc. Flow Designer is a low-code, drag-and-drop tool primarily used in ServiceNow to automate business processes, tasks, and integrations without complex scripting. It enables users to create workflows—consisting of triggers and actions—within a visual interface, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual effort.

you can refer this thread for flow designer :

https://www.servicenow.com/community/servicenow-ai-platform-forum/what-is-flow-designer-overview-of-...

 

you can refer this  service catalog :

https://youtu.be/NAuc8pDPBmY?si=9XPE-X3VbDA_UIq2

https://youtu.be/_K5fGbr8YaI?si=WyWeT40yKKg7lo4I