--- sourceDocument: Yokohama Build or modify applications sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/yokohama/application-development Release : - yokohama ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Yokohama Build or modify applications ft:clusterId : - cadev bundleId : - cadev workflow : - Development, Data, and Analytics --- # Managing app development using the App Engine Management Center # Managing app development using the App Engine Management Center {#ariaid-title1} * Release version: Yokohama * * Updated January 30, 2025 * * ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read Summarize ![AI sparkle icon](https://servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ai-sparkle-icon) Summarized using AI This content was generated using new OpenAI-powered functionality. Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. ## Summary of Managing app development using the App Engine Management Center The App Engine Management Center (AEMC) enables ServiceNow customers to track and manage App Engine Studio (AES) and Creator Studio app requests, deployments, applications, and developer collaboration within their production instance. It provides a centralized platform for admins to oversee app development workflows from intake through to production deployment, supporting governance and management of low-code app development at scale. Show full answer Show less AEMC leverages Pipelines and Deployments to move applications through various instances, using the Application Repository for deployment management. Customers can deploy apps via the Application Repository or System Update Sets and have the option to convert existing apps from Update Sets to the Application Repository for streamlined deployment management. For full functionality, AEMC must be installed and configured in the production instance, including setting up deployment pipelines with the controller instance. ## Key Features * **Primary Navigation Views:** * **Overview:** Displays high-level summaries of intake, app, collaboration, and deployment requests with visual graphs for the last 90 days, plus pipeline and application metrics. * **Requests:** Lists all request types categorized by approval status for effective tracking and decision making. * **Pipelines:** Shows open deployment requests across instances and pipelines, with detailed views of active deployments and historical published deployments in production. * **Custom Apps:** Provides charts and lists showing app statuses, usage, deployment history, and collaborator information. * **Developers:** Offers insights into developer activity, including total and active developers, department distribution, and individual developer details with app collaborations and request histories. * **Request Management:** Enables tracking, approval, or rejection of various request types including Intake, App, Collaboration, and Deployment requests. * **Deployment Management:** Facilitates management of applications through deployment stages using pipelines, with capabilities to approve or reject deployment requests. * **App Lifecycle Management:** Allows review and management of custom apps throughout their development lifecycle with comprehensive metrics. * **Developer Management:** Helps view and manage details about developers working within AES and Creator Studio. ## Key Outcomes * Streamlined governance of low-code app development by consolidating request, deployment, application, and developer management in one tool. * Improved visibility and control over app deployment pipelines, increasing deployment reliability and traceability. * Flexibility to use either Application Repository or System Update Sets for deployments, with a migration path to standardize on Application Repository. * Enhanced collaboration tracking by monitoring developer activity and app collaboration details. * Complete lifecycle management from app intake to production ensuring efficient app delivery and governance. Track and manage your App Engine Studio (AES) and Creator Studio requests, deployments, applications, and collaborative developers using the App Engine Management Center (AEMC) in your production instance. Additionally, AEMC allows admins to manage app development from intake through production. AEMC uses Pipelines and Deployments to deploy applications through different instances. Pipelines and Deployments uses the Application Repository to manage these deployments. For more information, see [ServiceNow application repository](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/b~_wgUX932KF08a6yEYHhw "After you develop and test a custom application, you can make the application available to company instances by publishing it to the ServiceNow application repository."). Each application can either be deployed using the Application Repository or System Update Sets. If you've used Update Sets in the past, but want to switch to using the Application Repository, you can do a one-time conversion to deploy the app using the Application Repository instead. All apps don't have to follow the same deployment. For more information, see [Convert custom applications to upgrade from the application repository](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/TPVdJDGLuUiKSsT~LmK1AQ "When your applications are placed in the Custom Applications table [sys_app], you can't upgrade them directly through the Application Repository. This procedure helps you do a one-time conversion when you want to migrate deploying your applications using the Application Repository.") and [System update sets](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ZQ_8X~7qlkF6pxE1QX5AvA "An update set is a group of configuration changes that can be moved from one instance to another. This feature allows administrators to group a series of changes into a named set and then move them as a unit to other systems for testing or deployment."). ## Additional resources for App Engine Management Center {#monitor-requests-using-aemc__table_h24_rr5_gwb__entry__2} | Learn more about App Engine Management Center | ServiceNow resources | |-|-| | Although you can use AEMC in any instance, for full functionality, you must install AEMC in the production instance. You must also set up the deployment pipelines with the controller instance in production. For more information, see [Configure Pipelines and Deployments](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/FeMXIgTasnIaAvr5457m9A "Use the App Engine Studio (AES) Pipelines and Deployments guided setup to step through the initial configuration of Pipelines and Deployments. Detailed instructions for each step are provided in subsequent sections of the product documentation."). | [Govern low-code app development at scale with App Engine Management Center](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-PcrtXs6GI) | | Although you can use AEMC in any instance, for full functionality, you must install AEMC in the production instance. You must also set up the deployment pipelines with the controller instance in production. For more information, see [Configure Pipelines and Deployments](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/FeMXIgTasnIaAvr5457m9A "Use the App Engine Studio (AES) Pipelines and Deployments guided setup to step through the initial configuration of Pipelines and Deployments. Detailed instructions for each step are provided in subsequent sections of the product documentation."). | [Creator toolbox \| App Engine Management Center](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDvEqAQIHzQ) | | Although you can use AEMC in any instance, for full functionality, you must install AEMC in the production instance. You must also set up the deployment pipelines with the controller instance in production. For more information, see [Configure Pipelines and Deployments](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/FeMXIgTasnIaAvr5457m9A "Use the App Engine Studio (AES) Pipelines and Deployments guided setup to step through the initial configuration of Pipelines and Deployments. Detailed instructions for each step are provided in subsequent sections of the product documentation."). | [Govern low-code app development at scale with App Management Center](https://www.servicenow.com/demo/demonow-detail.html?videoid=govern-lowcode-app-development) | [ ] {#monitor-requests-using-aemc__table_h24_rr5_gwb} ## Navigating AEMC {#monitor-requests-using-aemc__section_wrl_snj_bvb} From the AEMC Overview screen, you can navigate to four additional views: Requests, Pipelines, Custom apps, and Developers by selecting icons in the primary navigation bar. {#monitor-requests-using-aemc__table_y5k_cl3_wtb__entry__2} | Page | Description | |-|-| | Overview | High-level view of all intake, app, collaboration, and deployment requests, with a graph showing new requests of each type over the last 90 days. You can also see a high-level view of your pipelines and application metrics. | | Requests | Full list of each request type broken down by approval status. | | Pipelines | High-level view of the number of open deployment requests in each instance and within each pipeline. Selecting a pipeline or an environment in a pipeline displays all active deployment requests. Note: If you view deployment requests in a production instance, all Closed - Published deployment requests for that environment are listed. | | Custom apps | Charts and graphs illustrating the status of your active applications, and a list of all custom apps in development or production. You can view details for individual apps, including usage information, deployment history, and collaborators. | | Developers | Charts and graphs illustrating total and active developers, as well as developers by department. You can view details for individual developers, including the apps for which they are collaborators and their request history. | [Table 1. AEMC primary navigation bar] {#monitor-requests-using-aemc__table_y5k_cl3_wtb} * **[Managing requests using AEMC](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/~LSHZAAueDRkk5NAMT~SAA)** You can track and approve or reject Intake, App, Collaboration, and Deployment requests using the App Engine Management Center (AEMC). * **[Managing deployments using pipelines in AEMC](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/x6nPPAbQXV3orT0n5BuIZA#manage-deployments-using-aemc)** Manage applications at all stages of deployment, view multiple pipelines, and approve or reject deployment requests using the App Engine Management Center (AEMC). * **[Managing custom apps using AEMC](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/_SkD98~Go8pKbBAJjQC3IA)** Review custom app metrics and manage apps through the development life cycle using the App Engine Management Center (AEMC). * **[Managing developers using AEMC](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bqMjNl1I8_9Mg3lXknwhsw)** View details about developers working on apps in App Engine Studio and Creator Studio using App Engine Management Center (AEMC).