App Engine Studio release notes

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    Summary of App Engine Studio release notes

    App Engine Studio (AES) in the Australia release empowers users with varying skill levels to rapidly build applications tailored to organizational needs. This release includes important updates, such as the deprecation of several Integration Hub flow templates and availability through the ServiceNow Store.

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    Activation and Installation

    ServiceNow customers can activate App Engine Studio by requesting it via the ServiceNow Store. The store also provides access to other available applications and cumulative release notes for all released apps.

    Important Deprecations

    Several Integration Hub flow templates are scheduled for deprecation in September 2034 without replacements. These include templates for Access Management, CRM, Cloud Services, DevOps, Document Management, HR Management, Integration Hub Enterprise, Notifications, and Service Desk.

    Related Applications and Features

    App Engine Studio integrates seamlessly with various ServiceNow capabilities to enhance application creation and management:

    • Access Control: Manage access controls and roles within AES applications.
    • ServiceNow Studio App Details Page: Redesigned to emphasize featured application file types.
    • App Engine Management Center (AEMC): Track and manage requests, deployments, and collaborative development for custom apps.
    • App Generation: Utilize generative AI to create applications conversationally.
    • Catalog Builder: Edit catalog items created in AES.
    • Change Management: Systematically control change lifecycles with minimal disruption.
    • Configuration Management Database (CMDB): Model assets, services, and relationships within your IT infrastructure.
    • Creator Studio: Create and customize no-code applications.
    • Workflow Studio: Use decision tables and workflows to automate processes and decouple logic from code.
    • Notifications: Create email and SMS notifications triggered by record changes or events.
    • Zero Copy Connector for ERP: Simplify integration with ERP systems like SAP.
    • Integration Hub - Import: Import data into AES tables.
    • Mobile App Builder: Develop mobile experiences within AES.
    • Now Assist for App Engine: Enhance apps with AI agents and runtime skills.
    • Playbooks: Automate cross-functional processes into task-oriented views.
    • ReleaseOps: Automate and orchestrate deployment pipelines with transparency.
    • Source Control Integration: Manage application files using Git repositories via ServiceNow Studio.
    • Table Builder: Work with data models in table format, exclusive to AES.
    • UI Builder and Workspace Builder: Customize experiences and workspaces created in AES.

    What to Expect

    By leveraging the Australia release of App Engine Studio, ServiceNow customers can accelerate application development with enhanced tools and integrations. Awareness of deprecated flow templates is critical to planning future workflows. Installation via the ServiceNow Store ensures streamlined access and updates. The suite of related applications and features supports comprehensive application lifecycle management, from design to deployment and maintenance.

    The ServiceNow® App Engine Studio application enables creators of varying skill levels to build applications that meet the immediate needs of your organization. App Engine Studio was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.

    App Engine Studio highlights for the Australia release

    Several Integration Hub flow templates are being deprecated.

    See Build apps using App Engine Studio for more information.

    Important:
    App Engine Studio is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes.

    Activation information

    Install App Engine Studio by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store to view all the available apps, and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

    Plugin information

    Plugins planned for deprecation

    The following plugins are planned for deprecation in a future release:

    The following Integration Hub flow templates are planned for deprecation in September 2034. There is no replacement for these plugins.
    • Flow Templates for Access Management (com.sn.ft.app.access)
    • Flow Templates for CRM (com.sn.crm.flow.temp)
    • Flow Templates for Cloud Services (com.sn.ft.cloud.mgmt)
    • Flow Templates for DevOps (com.sn.ft.devops)
    • Flow Templates for Document Management (com.sn.ft.doc.mgmt)
    • Flow Templates for HR Management (com.sn.ft.for.hr)
    • Flow Templates for Integration Hub Enterprise (com.sn.ft.enterprise)
    • Flow Templates for Notifications (com.sn.ft.inc.ws.notif)
    • Flow Templates for Service Desk (com.sn.servicedesk.flow.temp)

    Related ServiceNow applications and features

    Access Control
    Work with access controls and roles for an application in AES.
    App details page in ServiceNow Studio
    Leverage the redesigned App details page in ServiceNow Studio to focus on featured application file types.
    App Engine Management Center
    Track and manage requests, deployments, applications, and collaborative developers for your custom applications using the App Engine Management Center (AEMC).
    App generation
    Create applications through a conversation with generative AI.
    Catalog Builder
    Edit the catalog items that you create in AES.
    Change Management
    Control the life cycle of all changes systematically and facilitate changes with minimum disruption to IT services.
    Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
    Build logical representations of assets, services, and the relationships between them that comprise the infrastructure of your organization.
    Create applications without writing code using Creator Studio
    Edit apps built in Creator Studio and add features to customize functionality.
    Decision tables in Workflow Studio
    Add decision rules and use decision tables to decouple decision logic from code.
    Email and SMS notifications
    Create and edit email and SMS notifications that are automatically sent when a record is created or updated. Email notifications are also used as a reference in flows or can be triggered by an event.
    Zero Copy Connector for ERP
    Simplify the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) data from the system of record, such as SAP.
    Flows in Workflow Studio
    Edit the flows that you create in AES.
    Integration Hub - Import
    Import data into existing tables in AES.
    Mobile App Builder
    Add mobile experiences in AES.
    Now Assist for App Engine
    Enhance custom applications with AI agents and skills that application users can leverage at runtime.
    Playbooks in Workflow Studio
    Edit cross-functional processes and consolidate them into automated task-oriented views.
    ReleaseOps
    ReleaseOps automates the deployment process, including moving changes between instances, running scans and tests, and releasing changes, by using update sets and customizable pipelines. ReleaseOps orchestrates the process while providing transparency into the process for release managers and teams.
    Source control in ServiceNow Studio
    Link applications to source control using ServiceNow Studio to manage app files a Git repository.
    Table Builder
    Work with data models in a table format. Table Builder is exclusive to AES.
    UI Builder
    Edit the experiences that you create in AES.
    Workflow Studio
    Integrate workflow authoring, configuring, and monitoring into a single page experience.
    Workspace Builder
    Edit and customize workspaces built in AES.