Working with metadata app file categories in the ServiceNow Studio Navigator

ServiceNow Studio enables you to work with all types of metadata that the ServiceNow AI Platform supports, from automations and integrations to user interface files.

Accessing metadata for your ServiceNow Studio apps

The File Categories section of the Navigator panel enables you to quickly view all types of metadata that you have access to, arranged by taxonomy category. Expanding each metadata file category shows its subcategories. For example, expanding the Automation category provides access to view all of the sub-types of automation metadata, such as actions, flows, and playbooks.

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To see a complete list of each category's file types and information about each file, see ServiceNow Studio Navigator panel taxonomy.

그림 1. Metadata sections in the File Categories section of the Navigator

When you select a sub-type of an expanded file category, ServiceNow Studio displays all of the metadata of that type, which you can select to view. For example, selecting Flow under the Automation file category displays a list of all flows that you have access to. Select one to open it in Workflow Studio in an integrated tab in ServiceNow Studio.

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The source table for each sub-category of metadata file type appears when you select the category. Select Open list to see a complete list of all the files of that type.

그림 2. Table for app files

For more information on using the Navigator panel to find app files by their metadata category, see Find an app or app file using the Navigator panel.

Metadata table and its extended tables

Metadata lives as application files in their corresponding tables on the ServiceNow AI Platform. The main metadata table is sys_metadata, but specific types of metadata extend the sys_metadata table. For example, flows and sub-flows use the extended sys_hub_flow table.

See ServiceNow Studio Navigator panel taxonomy for a list of available metadata and corresponding tables that extend sys_metadata.

Metadata by category

Each file category has different types of metadata available for automations, data, integration, mobile app builder, UI, and other categories. For a list of each type of file, its primary table, primary builder experience, and more, see ServiceNow Studio Navigator panel taxonomy.

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You can group or ungroup the metadata categories in the File Categories menu by selecting the more options icon and selecting or deselecting Show parent categories.

표 1. Categories of metadata

Category	Metadata sections
AI	Agentic Workflow AI Agent Skill
Automation	Automation Schedules
Data	Client development Data MID Server Server development
Integrations	Inbound integration Outbound integration Properties
Mobile	Mobile App Builder Mobile Card Builder
UI	Content UI Builder User interface
Other	Natural Language Understanding (NLU) Reporting Security