Mobile instances
Instances available on your ServiceNow mobile apps correspond to at least one instance on your ServiceNow platform web-based UI. According to your setup, the mobile instance contains some of the data and capabilities found on the web-based UI.
A ServiceNow platform configuration can contain one or more instances. Each ServiceNow mobile app must be connected to at least one of these instances. If only one instance is added to a mobile app, this is known as a single instance. Whereas if more than one instance is added, this is known as either multiple instance or multi-instance.
For information on user-side documentation regarding instances, see Working with mobile instances.
Single instance
Users with a single instance are directly navigated to the login screen, bypassing the instance management page. This process shortens the login process. You can configure a branded landing page, which is a web page displayed to the user that contains a link to log in to a ServiceNow mobile app. For more information, see Branded landing page for a single instance.
Multiple instances
- Considerations for users when using multiple instances
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- Notifications: Notifications are received from all instances which the user is logged in to. This includes instances which the user is not currently interacting with.
- PIN code: Users must enter a PIN code when switching from an instance that doesn’t require a PIN to an instance that requires a PIN.
- Offline behavior: Users can't change instances while offline. To work with multiple instances, users must turn off the offline option.