Global App Support in ServiceNow SDK

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Global App Support in ServiceNow SDK

In conjunction with the ServiceNow Australia release, ServiceNow SDK is adding support for creating and working with Global scoped applications. This feature is available starting in version v4.4.0

CLI Updates

init

• Local init now includes an option to scaffold a Global scoped application.
• init --from allows converting an existing Global scoped application from an authenticated instance, transforming all metadata in the process.

move

Global applications can claim and customize global metadata, making it editable as part of the app.

Usage:

• Accepts an array of sys_ids of records to claim:

  now-sdk move --ids 9f4e7402317d470da09ac34c0693d02d,c4e34f348b1843899ca5efb2a31666f0,5057309fccef409cb30692c86a9aaac6
  

• Claimed metadata is transformed and becomes editable as part of the app.
• Your app must be installed on the instance to customize global files.
• Run now-sdk move --help for full details.

build / transform

Building and transforming global apps works the same way as scoped app development — no changes required.

IDE Integration

Look for ServiceNow IDE version 4.0.0 in the Australia release to continue developing global apps on instance.

Compatibility with Pre-Australia Releases

The Fluent build process runs independent of the ServiceNow instance version, so global apps can always be built and developed locally. However, some functionality requires the Australia release:

1. Moving global records into the application
2. Transforming updates to records from the instance
3. Running and executing JavaScript modules on the instance in a global application

Third-Party Module Considerations

When deployed, Global apps use an npm-style package resolution algorithm for JavaScript modules. Note that other package managers, such as pnpm, are not fully supported for global apps at this time.