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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Roles installed with Service Builder

Roles are added to Service Builder with the activation of ServiceNow® Service Portfolio Management.

Roles

Note: If you're able to edit a service, you can also edit child offerings, even if you don't directly own the offering. As long as you can edit a service, you can edit any of its child offerings.

RoleDescription
Service adminThe service admin role can create services and edit any services, even services that they didn't create.
Service authorThe service author role can create services and edit the services that they create.
Service editorThe service editor role can edit services that they own. They can't create services.

Service Builder is a feature of Service Portfolio Management. Its plugin (sn_service_builder) is activated from the base system and activates related plugins that aren’t already active.

Note: Even though Service Builder is a feature of Service Portfolio Management, its plugin is part of the Digital Portfolio Management list of products in the ServiceNow Store.

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