Edit web or installed application form

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  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    Summary of Edit web or installed application form

    The Edit web or installed application form allows ServiceNow customers to configure applications for monitoring compliance and performance metrics. This form supports both web and installed applications, enabling detailed tracking of associated services, processes, domains, and usage.

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    Key Features

    • Select an application service: Choose the application service linked to the monitored application.
    • Domains to monitor (web applications only): Specify the web address used to launch and access application features.
    • Processes to monitor: Define primary and secondary processes for Windows and macOS applications by entering process names. For installed applications, this may auto-populate.
    • Web Endpoint Connection (installed applications only): Enter a comma-separated list of domains to measure network latency, typically used for installed applications connecting to the cloud.
    • Enable page-level monitoring (web applications only): Configure monitoring for specific pages within the domain to capture detailed performance data.
    • Upload a logo: Add or edit an application logo for easy identification.
    • Monitoring toggle: Enable or disable monitoring with options for Compliance (device presence) and Metrics (performance reporting). Bulk enabling is available from the Application management page for installed applications.
    • Enable usage tracking (optional, web applications only): Integrate with Software Asset Management (SAM) to track application usage and last access time, available when SAM plugin is installed.

    Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers

    • Configure and customize application monitoring tailored to your organizational needs, whether web-based or installed.
    • Gain visibility into application compliance and performance to ensure efficient IT operations and policy adherence.
    • Leverage page-level monitoring for granular insights on web applications.
    • Use process and endpoint configurations to accurately track application behavior and network dependencies.
    • Enable usage tracking to optimize software asset management and license compliance.

    Using a custom form, you can edit an application to be monitored for compliance or performance metrics.

    Field Description
    Select an application service Application service associated with the application added for monitoring.
    What domains should be monitored Web address that is used to launch the application and access its features and functions.

    This field appears only if you're editing a web application.
    What processes should be monitored? Processes that you want to monitor.
    This field has the following subfields:
    • Windows: Enter the process name (ex. process.exe): A unique identifier for the primary running instance of the Windows application.
    • Windows: Secondary processes separated by a comma: A unique identifier for the secondary running instance of the Windows application.
    • Mac: Enter the process name (ex. process.dmg): A unique identifier for the primary running instance of the macOS application.
    • Mac: Secondary processes separated by a comma: A unique identifier for the secondary or more running instance of the macOS application.
    • Web Endpoint Connection: A comma-separated list of domains used for measuring network latency. Example: company-name.zoom.us, company-name.outlook.com.
      Note:
      Typically, you fill in this field for the applications you have installed that connect to the cloud.

    This field appears only if you're editing an installed application. The primary and secondary processes might be automatically populated for the selected application.
    Enable page-level monitoring Specific pages to monitor within the domain.

    You can add a specific page to monitor by selecting Configure. See Set up page-level monitoring for more details.

    This field appears only if you select a web application to edit.
    Upload a logo Link to upload or edit the logo of an application.
    Monitoring Toggle switch to enable or disable monitoring for the application performance and system compliance.
    This field has the following options:
    • Compliance: Enables reporting on whether this application is running on your organization's devices.
    • Metrics: Enables performance reporting for this application.

    Move the monitoring toggle switch (Use the toggle switch to activate monitoring for the application.) to turn the reporting on or off.

    Note:
    You can also enable monitoring for multiple applications simultaneously. From the Application management page, use the bulk check box to select multiple applications, and adjust your selection as needed with the individual check boxes for each app.

    This field appears only if you select an installed application to edit.

    This field doesn't appear when you're onboarding Application and Device Health.
    Enable usage tracking (optional): SAM product Option to add a Software Asset Management (SAM) product to enable tracking of the usage and last access time.

    When the SAM plugin (com.snc.samp) is installed, the SAM product field changes into a drop-down list that references the samp_sw_product table. If you can't find an application in the drop-down list, you can add it by selecting the + New SAM product button.

    This field appears only when you're editing a web application.

    For more information, see Using DEX or SAM for application monitoring.