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# Guided Application Creator

# Guided Application Creator {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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Guided Application Creator is an intuitive development interface for building applications on the ServiceNow AI Platform®. It provides a step-by-step process to guide you through your initial application construction.  
Important:  
You've landed at a legacy app creation tool that will be supported until the Australia release in Q1 2026. Try building and editing apps in the new version of ServiceNow Studio instead. For more information, see [Building applications with ServiceNow Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/iUE6GlRkuvpmGBBCbQcw8w "ServiceNow Studio provides a unified experience for all ServiceNow development activities, enabling admins and developers to extend base system solutions and create custom apps with ease. Use ServiceNow Studio to build apps and app files with integrated tools, access and edit app metadata in scoped and global apps, and package app changes for deployment, all in one powerful development tool.").

## Using Guided Application Creator {#guided-app-creator__section_aww_4vj_vhb}

Setting up an application in Guided Application Creator involves:

* Creating an application record
* Defining user roles
* Designating data tables
* Designing the application for different user experiences
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You can also use Guided Application Creator to create an application record and then
configure it in Studio later. For more information, see [Create an application record in Guided Application Creator](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/WDjf6BYwfBKh9E~0a2h_Zg "Create an application record in Guided Application Creator to identify a custom application.").

## User experiences {#guided-app-creator__section_lv2_3gk_vhb}

When you set up an application in Guided Application Creator, you can make your application available in the following user experiences.{#guided-app-creator__table_p4k_ygk_vhb__entry__2}

| User experience | Description |
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| Mobile | ServiceNow Agent mobile app. Select this user experience to support users who work from a mobile device. |
| Classic | Classic ServiceNow AI Platform experience. Select this user experience to let your users work on your application via lists and forms. |
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## Guided Application Creator and the
application creation process {#guided-app-creator__section_olj_mck_vhb}

Setting up an application in Guided Application Creator does not capture the
entire process of creating an application. It is just one step of the process. Before you
set up an application in Guided Application Creator, plan what kind of
application you need for your business requirements before you build it.

After you set up an application in Guided Application Creator, you can further develop the application using Studio, [Flows in Workflow Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=exploring-flows&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-build-workflows&ft:locale=en-US), and [Team Development](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/gUljFrp51idsMqS~XKJqnQ "Team Development supports parallel development on multiple, non-production ServiceNow instances."). After the application is fully built, you can test the application and then share the application with your users.

For more information on the application creation process, see [Building applications](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/vr29EATZYAREdzNa6vhdUg "Learn how to become an application developer using ServiceNow AI Platform low-code tools. Start with what you know and use a library of reusable components and published applications to modernize your legacy processes.").

## Activation information {#guided-app-creator__section_zjn_55j_vhb}

Guided Application Creator is enabled via the Guided Application Creator
(com.glide.sn-guided-app-creator) plugin, which is active by default in the ServiceNow AI Platform.

To work in Guided Application Creator, use a different browser. For more detail on Internet Explorer 11 support, see [KB0683275](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0683275).
* **[Setting up an application in Guided Application Creator](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/_P8a1IYIDKdwq8njyJohyA)**   
  Set up an application in Guided Application Creator to store information and manage business processes.
* **[Data table guidelines for Guided Application Creator](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ZYwAs4sjcNpgW7rz6Xwjzg#gac-tables)**   
  When you create an application in Guided Application Creator, you can optionally create a data table for your application. To ensure that you are within the limits of your subscription and that your application performs as expected, consult the data table guidelines before you create a data table.
* **[Allow global application development in Guided Application Creator](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/spmjawIekEjI98aok4dTug)**   
  By default, developers can't create applications in the global scope in Guided Application Creator. You can limit global application development to certain developers by assigning them an additional role.
* **[Add field types in Guided Application Creator](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/WZlD~yeoERkNjAIRGEkhuA)**   
  When you add fields to a custom table in Guided Application Creator, there are only 18 field types available by default. You can add a property to include more field types.