ServiceNow Studio release notes
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Summary of ServiceNow Studio release notes Australia Release
ServiceNow Studio delivers a unified development environment for admins and developers to extend system solutions and build custom applications. The Australia release brings significant enhancements focused on AI integration, source code development, app organization, and deployment management, all designed to improve developer productivity and streamline app creation and maintenance within the ServiceNow AI Platform.
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Key Features
- AI Integration and Branding: ServiceNow Studio now reflects the new AI experience brand, ServiceNow Otto, without impacting existing entitlements or access.
- Integrated IDE Capabilities: ServiceNow IDE features are merged into Studio under a new Explorer tab, enabling developers to view and edit Fluent files and source code directly.
- Enhanced Source Control: An improved source control system supports additional Git commands for more robust app development workflows.
- App and File Organization: Collections replace bookmarks, allowing users to organize apps, files, and lists into multiple folders across different scopes for better accessibility.
- Deployment Management: Users can view deployment requests and attach update sets directly within Studio, facilitating easier grouping and tracking of changes for deployment.
- Build Agent Integration: Build Agent, an autonomous AI assistant, supports conversational app creation and editing, accessible directly from the app creation workflow or user preferences.
- UI Builder Support: Developers can add UI Builder components and related files to apps within Studio, enhancing front-end development capabilities.
- Preview Mode for Files: Certain files open directly in preview mode, reducing steps and maintaining developer focus.
- User Interface Updates: Minor changes to icons and tab groupings improve navigation without affecting functionality.
Important Changes and Activation
- ServiceNow Studio is now available by default on the ServiceNow AI Platform, eliminating the need for separate downloads from the ServiceNow Store.
- Build Agent is enabled by default for AI-assisted app generation but can be toggled via user preferences.
- Developers initiating app creation via the ServiceNow Developer site are redirected to Studio for continued development.
Related Applications and Features
ServiceNow Studio integrates and interoperates with various other ServiceNow capabilities, enhancing the overall app development lifecycle:
- Access Control: Manage roles and permissions for apps and files within Studio.
- Agentic Development and Vibe Coding: Use natural language to describe app requirements and leverage AI-powered full-stack app generation.
- App Engine Management Center (AEMC): Centralized application intake, pipeline configuration, and developer productivity insights.
- Creator Studio and Catalog Builder: Low-code/no-code app and catalog item creation directly within Studio.
- Workflow and Email Notifications: Build and manage workflows, decision tables, and automated notifications seamlessly.
- Mobile App Builder and UI Builder: Create mobile experiences and UI components in an integrated environment.
- ReleaseOps: Automate and enhance deployment reliability across pipelines.
- Integration Hub and Table Builder: Import data and manage data models efficiently inside Studio.
The ServiceNow® ServiceNow Studio application provides a unified experience for all ServiceNow development activities, enabling admins and developers to extend base system solutions and create custom apps. ServiceNow Studio was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.
ServiceNow Studio highlights for the Australia release
- As of version 29.2.11 ServiceNow Otto is the new AI experience brand. This change is reflected in the name of ServiceNow products, including ServiceNow Studio. Your product entitlements remain unchanged. Check your entitlements to determine your access to specific features.
- As of version 29.2.11, ServiceNow IDE capabilities have been merged into ServiceNow Studio under the new Explorer tab, enabling the ability to view Fluent files and open the underlying Fluent source code in ServiceNow Studio.
- As of version 29.2.11, use an improved version of source control while developing apps in Fluent source code.
- As of version 29.2.6, organize apps and files into collections, which extend the existing bookmark system by allowing multiple organized folders of applications, app files, and lists.
- As of version 29.2.6, view all deployment requests and attach update sets to them directly in ServiceNow Studio.
See ServiceNow Studio for more information.
Important information for upgrading ServiceNow Studio to Australia
ServiceNow Studio no longer has to be downloaded from the ServiceNow Store. It’s available on the ServiceNow AI Platform by default.
New in the Australia release
- Australia Patch 5 (August)
- Building apps in source code in ServiceNow Studio
- Use ServiceNow IDE capabilities within ServiceNow Studio to create apps in source code. Use the new Explorer tab to open Fluent files and see underlying Fluent source code.
- Metadata source control in ServiceNow Studio
- Upgrade to the new version of source control in ServiceNow Studio to access more features, such as additional Git commands.
- Australia Patch 3 (June)
- Create a collection of files in ServiceNow Studio
- Create collections of your most frequently used apps, files, and lists for easy access. Collections extend current bookmark capabilities and can contain apps and files from different scopes.
- App deployment in ServiceNow Studio
- View deployment requests directly within ServiceNow Studio. Attach update sets to a request to group related changes for deployment.
- Australia Patch 2 (May)
- Create an application in ServiceNow Studio with Build Agent
- Begin a chat with Build Agent directly from the app creation workflow. This setting can be configured in user preferences.
- Australia early availability (March)
- Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio
- Use Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio to create and edit full-stack applications conversationally.
- Add UI Builder files to your apps in ServiceNow Studio
- Add UI Builder components, controllers, experiences, page collections, and UI interactions into your ServiceNow Studio apps.
- New vibe coding documentation
- Explore agentic development, which is a natural language approach to application development in ServiceNow. Learn how to get started, when to use it, and how it fits within the broader suite of AI-powered development tools.
UI changes
- Create a collection of files in ServiceNow Studio
- As of the Australia Patch 3 (June), the Bookmark icon is now the Collections icon. Bookmarks are available as a category under collections.
- ServiceNow Studio user interface
- The Navigator panel icons in ServiceNow Studio have changed slightly in size and appearance, but not in function.
Changed in this release
- Australia Patch 5 (August)
- AI tools and files in ServiceNow Studio
- ServiceNow Otto is the new AI experience brand. This change is reflected in the name of ServiceNow products, including ServiceNow Studio. Your product entitlements remain unchanged. Check your entitlements to determine your access to specific features.
- Australia Patch 3 (June)
- Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio
- Developers who prompt Build Agent to create an app from the ServiceNow Developer site are redirected to ServiceNow Studio instead of ServiceNow IDE to continue building their app.
- Australia Patch 2 (May)
- Preview an app file in ServiceNow Studio
- Files with preview capabilities open directly in preview mode in ServiceNow Studio, bypassing the record view. This change reduces the number of steps required to view file content and keeps developers focused on their work without manual mode switching.
- Australia early availability (March)
- Integrated tab groupings
- Integrated tabs are no longer color-coded or grouped by scope. You can see a list of the open files by selecting the more actions icon and selecting Show Opened Editors.
- Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio
- Build Agent is the default setting for AI-assisted app generation in ServiceNow Studio. You can change this setting in the ServiceNow Studio user preferences menu.
Activation information
ServiceNow Studio is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.