Create an application file in the ServiceNow IDE
Create an application file in an embedded ServiceNow AI Platform user interface from the ServiceNow IDE.
Before you begin
Create, convert, or clone an application and add it to your workspace. For more information, see Adding applications in ServiceNow IDE.
Role required: admin
About this task
If you need to create some application metadata outside of source code, you can create application files from the File Categories view within the ServiceNow IDE. To create an application file from the ServiceNow IDE, an embedded ServiceNow AI Platform user interface opens in the editor.
Procedure
Navigate to All > App Development > ServiceNow IDE.
Open a workspace with an application.
From the Activity Bar, select the File Categories view or Apps view.
From a file category or type, select the Create New File icon (
Create New File\).
**Tip:** Alternatively, you can right-click an existing metadata category or file type in an application and select **Create New File** to create an application file of that category or type.
From the Application menu, select an application from your workspaceor the Global application scope.
From the list of file types, select the type of file to create.
Tip: Search for a file type or select a category to find the file type you need.
Create an application file from the File Categories view
Select Continue.
In the embedded ServiceNow AI Platform user interface, fill in the fields to create the application file.
The user interface and fields vary depending on the type of file that you created.
Select Submit.
Parent Topic:Developing applications with the ServiceNow IDE