Azure Dev Center pattern-based discovery

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  • Updated June 16, 2026
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    Summary of Azure Dev Center pattern-based discovery

    The Azure Dev Center pattern-based discovery feature in ServiceNow enables automated identification and mapping of Azure Dev Center resources within your cloud environment. This discovery leverages predefined patterns to populate both CMDB and non-CMDB tables with detailed Azure resource information, facilitating comprehensive asset management and operational insight.

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    Key Features

    • Pattern Activation: Patterns for Azure Dev Center are disabled by default. From Visibility Content version 6.28.0 onward, enabling or disabling these patterns is no longer considered a customization and patterns reset to the latest version upon upgrades while preserving activation status.
    • Prerequisites: Ensure Microsoft Azure discovery prerequisites are met, including proper setup of Azure service accounts, especially when discovering Azure GovCloud (US) resources which require specific datacenter URLs.
    • Data Population: The discovery process populates key Azure Dev Center data into:
      • Non-CMDB Tables: Using the Azure - Dev Center - Extended Inventory(LP) pattern, data such as resource identifiers, location, subscription, tenant details, provisioning state, and Dev Center URI are stored. These can be reviewed under the Azure configuration section.
      • CMDB Tables: The same pattern also populates the Cloud App Server [cmdbcicloudappserver] table with essential resource details including name, type, location, install and operational status.
    • CI Relationships: The discovery establishes relationships between Cloud App Servers, Resource Groups, Azure Datacenters, and Azure Dev Center resources to accurately reflect resource dependencies and hosting structures.
    • Azure Tag Collection: Collected tags from Azure resources are stored in the Key Value [cmdbkeyvalue] table, enabling tag-based filtering and reporting.

    Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers

    • Comprehensive Visibility: Gain detailed insights into Azure Dev Center resource configurations and their operational statuses directly within the ServiceNow CMDB.
    • Improved Cloud Asset Management: Accurate discovery and mapping support better governance, compliance, and operational decision-making for Azure cloud assets.
    • Seamless Upgrades and Pattern Management: Pattern activation changes are preserved across upgrades, reducing maintenance effort and ensuring up-to-date discovery capabilities.
    • Support for Azure GovCloud: Dedicated configuration options allow discovery of Azure GovCloud accounts, expanding coverage for government and regulated environments.

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds Azure services on your cloud environment. Discovering some of these resources may require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

    Pattern-based discovery and mapping requirements

    Verify the Microsoft Azure discovery prerequisites
    For more information, see the prerequisites section in Microsoft Azure Cloud components discovery using patterns.
    Enable the relevant pattern
    The pattern for this service is disabled by default. Starting with Visibility Content version 6.28.0, activating or deactivating a pattern won't be considered a customization, and it will continue to receive updates. Patterns that were previously activated or deactivated will reset to the latest predefined version after upgrading while retaining the last active field value. For more information on enabling patterns, see Activate a disabled pattern.
    Configure the Discovery schedule to support GovCloud
    Discovering Azure GovCloud (US) accounts requires using a datacenter URL when setting up an Azure service account. For more information, see Set up Azure service accounts.

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in both CMDB and non-CMDB tables.

    Data stored in non-CMDB tables

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in the non-CMDB table when running the Azure - Dev Center - Extended Inventory(LP) pattern.

    You can review the non-CMDB Azure tables by navigating to All > Configuration > Azure. You can also search the navigation filter for the specific pattern name.

    Table 1. Azure Dev Center [cmdb_azure_dev_centers_dev_center]
    Field Description
    Object Id [object_id] The unique resource identifier in Azure Resource Manager format.
    Kind [kind] The specific type or classification of the resource.
    DC Location [location] The Azure datacenter region where the resource is located.
    Resource Group [resource_group] The name of the Azure Resource Group containing the resource.
    Subscription Id [subscription_id] The unique identifier of the Azure subscription.
    Tenant Id [tenant_id] The unique identifier of the Azure Active Directory tenant.
    Provisioning State [provisioning_state] The current state of resource provisioning. For example: Succeeded or Failed.
    Configuration Item [configuration_item] References the Cloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver] table.
    Dev Center URI [dev_center_uri] The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) endpoint for connecting to the Dev Center resource.

    Data stored in CMDB tables

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in the CMDB when running the Azure - Dev Center - Extended Inventory(LP) pattern.

    Table 2. Cloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver]
    Field Description
    Object ID [object_id] The unique resource identifier in Azure Resource Manager format.
    Name [name] The name of the resource.
    Type [type] Type of resource. The value is set to microsoft.devcenter/devcenters.
    Location [location] The Azure datacenter region where the resource is located.
    Install Status [install_status] Install status of the resource. Default value is Installed.
    Operational status [operational_status] Operational status of the resource. Default value is Operational.

    CI relationships

    The Azure - Dev Center - Extended Inventory(LP) pattern creates these relationships to support Azure Dev Center discovery.

    CI Relationship CI
    Resource Group [cmdb_ci_resource_group] Contains::Contained by Cloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver]
    Cloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver] Hosted on::Hosts Azure Datacenter [cmdb_ci_azure_datacenter]
    Azure Dev Center [cmdb_azure_dev_centers_dev_center] References Cloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver]

    Azure tag discovery

    The pattern collects tags and populates them in the Key Value [cmdb_key_value] table.
    Table 3. Key Value [cmdb_key_value]
    Field Description
    Key [key] Tag name.
    Value [value] Tag value.