Workflow Data Fabric Home roles

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    • Several user roles are installed with activation of the ServiceNow WDF Unified Hub plugin.

    Roles installed

    Role title [name] Description Contains roles

    Connection Admin

    [connection_admin]

    Create and manage connections, configure credentials, set up metadata collectors, and grant Data Stewards access to connections.
    • [df_data_steward]
    • [external_app_install_admin]
    • [agent_admin]
    • [credential_admin]
    • [web_service_admin]
    • [sn_nowassist_wdf.creator_admin]

    Data Steward

    [df_data_steward]

    Create and own all Data products  and Data interfaces. Responsibilities include schema design, governance, metadata management, backward compatibility enforcement, and lifecycle management of all data contracts.
    • [sn_nowassist_wdf.creator_admin]
    • [wdf_consumer]

    WDF Builder

    [wdf_builder]

    Create connectors, spokes, and MCP servers to extend the connectivity layer without owning or modifying data contracts.
    • [wdf_consumer]
    • [sn_nowassist_wdf.creator_admin]
    • [connection_admin]
    • [template_editor_global]
    • [action_designer]
    • [sn_appclient.app_client_user]
    • [sn_g_app_creator.app_creator]

    WDF Operator

    [wdf_operator]

    Build deterministic and agentic workflows that consume governed data through Data Interfaces. WDF Operators are consumers of contracts, not owners or modifiers.
    • [fd_read]
    • [now.assist.creator]
    • [flow_designer]
    • [sn_nowassist_wdf.creator_admin]
    • [sn_mcp_client.viewer]
    • [wdf_consumer]

    WDF Consumer

    [wdf_consumer]

    Explore the Data Catalog to discover data products, evaluate them for use, request access, and use governed data through workflows, analytics, AI agents, or APIs.

    [sn_nowassist_wdf.creator_admin]