Find info about an app in ServiceNow Studio

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    Summary of Find info about an app in ServiceNow Studio

    ServiceNow Studio provides an App details page that enables you to view metadata about an existing application and perform key actions directly from the interface. This feature streamlines app management by organizing app files, displaying app-specific information, and facilitating collaboration and deployment tasks.

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    Accessing and Navigating Apps

    • Opening an app first time: Use the Navigator panel on the left side to search for or select the app by name. This loads the app contents, organized by file categories such as Automation.
    • Continued work: Recently opened apps and files appear on the Studio home page and under the Recent section in the Navigator panel, enabling quick access to your ongoing work.

    Key Features of the App details Page

    • Navigator panel: Displays app files categorized by type, allows bookmarking of files or apps, and provides filtering to quickly find specific files.
    • Files section: Highlights key file types (Data, User Interface, Automation, Security) and offers sorting and filtering options to facilitate file management.
    • Page header: Shows app metadata, lets you invite collaborators, and create new app files directly. Badges indicate app origination method and deployment requirements.
    • App actions: Access options to link the app to source control, invite collaborators, adjust settings, publish, refresh, or delete the app. Source control operations appear if linked.
    • File records: Open or add files and bookmark them directly from the file list for efficient editing and organization.
    • Scope and update set: Displays the current app scope and associated update set, automatically switching scope when changing tabs. This supports packaging changes for deployment.

    Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers

    Using the App details page in ServiceNow Studio helps you efficiently manage application components, collaborate with team members, and maintain control over app lifecycle through integrated source control and update set management. This centralized view advances productivity and simplifies the app development and deployment process.

    Use the App details page in ServiceNow Studio to view metadata about an existing application and take action directly from the page.

    Opening an existing application for the first time

    When you open ServiceNow Studio for the first time, open your apps from the Navigator panel on the left side of the screen. Search for the app by name or select it from the list.

    The Navigator panel shows a list of applications in ServiceNow Studio

    Selecting an app opens its full contents in the Navigator panel, with all file types organized by category, such as Automation. Select App details to open the app in a new tab.

    Open the app in a new tab by selecting App details.

    For more information, see Find an app or app file using the Navigator panel.

    Opening apps for continued work

    After you open an app for the first time, it appears in the Recently opened apps section on the ServiceNow Studio home page. Recently opened files are also available from the home page.

    Recently opened apps and app files are available directly from the home page.

    To find apps and files you have worked on recently, select the Recent section in the Navigator panel and filter by time period.

    Use the Recent section of the Navigator panel to access recently opened files and apps.

    App details features

    The App details page shows information about your app and provides access to common app actions.
    1. Navigator panel: View app files organized by category. Bookmark files or apps, open the full list of any file type, or filter the list to find specific files. For more information, see Bookmark apps and app files in ServiceNow Studio.
    2. Files section: View featured file types (Data, User Interface, Automation, and Security) or all file types. Filter or sort the list to find the files you want to work with. For more information, see Metadata app file categories in the ServiceNow Studio Navigator.
    3. Page header: View app metadata, invite collaborators, or create files directly using the + Create option. Badges next to the app title — such as Creator Studio, AI, or Fluent — indicate where the app was created and how it must be deployed. For more information, see App details page and Viewing app origination information in ServiceNow Studio.
    4. App actions: Select the more options icon to link the app to source control, invite collaborators, access settings, or publish, refresh, or delete the app. If the app is linked to source control, available source control operations appear in a menu next to the Publish button. For more information, see Applications in ServiceNow Studio.
    5. File records: Select a file to open it, select Add to create files of that type, or bookmark files directly from the record. For more information, see Create an app file in ServiceNow Studio.
    6. Scope and update set: View the scope and update set associated with the current app at the bottom of the page. The scope switches automatically when you switch between tabs in ServiceNow Studio. Create an update set and associate app changes to it so your changes are ready to deploy. For more information, see Open apps and app files across scopes in ServiceNow Studio and Update sets in ServiceNow Studio.
    The App details page shows information about your application and enables you to perform tasks directly from the app.