Application Manager release notes
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Summary of Application Manager Release Notes
The ServiceNow® Application Manager application allows you to efficiently manage your applications, plugins, and licenses while providing visibility into available options. The Washington DC release introduces several enhancements to improve user experience and functionality.
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Key Features
- Application Indicators: New indicators on the homepage and details page show dependency needs for applications.
- Pre-installation Modal Pop-up: Provides descriptions, primary and optional features, and dependency information before installation.
- Update Dependencies Button: A one-click option to view and update dependent applications.
- Activity Log Enhancements: Filters based on progress state and grouped dependencies for better organization.
- Admin Center Integration: Application Manager is now accessible from the Admin Center, streamlining navigation.
- Search Functionality: Improved search results with recommendations for locating applications in different tabs.
Key Outcomes
With the new features in the Washington DC release, you can expect a more intuitive experience when managing applications, ensuring you have the necessary information before installation and simplifying the update process for dependent applications. These enhancements help you maintain compliance with licensing requirements and improve overall efficiency in application management.
The ServiceNow® Application Manager application enables you to manage your apps, plugins, and licenses. You can also see what apps and plugins are available for you to use. Application Manager was enhanced and updated in the Washington DC release.
Application Manager highlights for the Washington DC release
- Learn about the dependency needs of your applications with Application indicators.
- Filter options based on progress state in the Activity Log.
- Learn about an application before installation with the pre-installation modal pop-up.
- Discover if an Installation is blocked if the dependency is in a Must Be Licensed state.
- Locate an application that may meet the criteria you're searching for with partial search.
See Application Manager for more information.
New in the Washington DC release
- Installing applications in Application Manager modal pop-up
- View the following information with an added pre-installation modal:
- A description for the application configuration, primary features, and optional features.
- Shows primary features, optional features, and dependencies associated with AppV2.
- Shows the configurations and features available.
- Shows user scenarios when the install is blocked, the application configuration isn’t licensed, or primary and optional features aren’t licensed.
- One-click experience to update dependent applications
- Use the Update Dependencies button to view all available updates for dependent applications of a parent application.
UI changes
- Application indicators
- Indicators have been added to applications on the homepage and details page to notify you of dependency needs.
- Activity log dependency grouping
- Dependencies are grouped based on criteria to organize the installation details page.
- Activity log progress filters
- Progress filters are added to the view based on progress state.
- Sync now button update
- The Sync now button is updated.
- Application Manager added to Admin Center
- Application Manager is added to the navigation from the Admin Center.
- Sort applications by installed
- The Sort by installed option is added within the installation section to organize already installed applications.
- Search results tab recommendations
- A message is displayed when using the search bar if your application or plugin doesn't display under the currently selected tab. The message recommends selecting a different tab to locate your search result.
Activation information
Application Manager is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.