workspace-builder

App Engine Studio & Workspace Builder for ServiceNow

App Engine Studio (AES) enables low-code application development with custom workspaces.

AES Architecture

Application (sys_scope)
    ├── Tables & Forms
    ├── Workflows
    ├── Workspaces (sys_aw_workspace)
    │   ├── Lists
    │   ├── Forms
    │   └── Dashboards
    └── Portals

Key Tables

Table	Purpose
sys_scope	Application scope
sys_app	Application record
sys_aw_workspace	Agent Workspace definition
sys_ux_experience	Next Experience workspace — top of the UI Builder chain
sys_ux_app_config	Workspace settings; links to the experience
sys_ux_macroponent	Page content and custom components
sys_ux_page_registry	Registers a macroponent as a page of an app config
sys_ux_app_route	URL slug that reaches a registered page
sys_ux_page	UI Builder page rows — read them, never insert one directly

Application Development (ES5)

Create Scoped Application

// Create scoped application (ES5 ONLY!)
var app = new GlideRecord("sys_scope")
app.initialize()

// Basic info
app.setValue("name", "IT Asset Tracker")
app.setValue("scope", "x_myco_asset_track")
app.setValue("short_description", "Track IT assets across the organization")
app.setValue("version", "1.0.0")

// Vendor
app.setValue("vendor", "My Company")
app.setValue("vendor_prefix", "x_myco")

// License
app.setValue("licensable", true)

app.insert()

Create Application Table

// Create table in scoped app (ES5 ONLY!)
function createAppTable(scope, tableDef) {
  var table = new GlideRecord("sys_db_object")
  table.initialize()

  table.setValue("name", scope + "_" + tableDef.name)
  table.setValue("label", tableDef.label)
  table.setValue("super_class", tableDef.extends || "task")

  // Scope assignment
  table.setValue("sys_scope", getAppSysId(scope))

  // Options
  table.setValue("is_extendable", tableDef.extendable || false)
  table.setValue("create_access_controls", true)

  table.insert()

  // Create fields
  if (tableDef.fields) {
    for (var i = 0; i < tableDef.fields.length; i++) {
      createField(scope + "_" + tableDef.name, tableDef.fields[i])
    }
  }

  return table.getUniqueValue()
}

// Example
createAppTable("x_myco_asset_track", {
  name: "asset_item",
  label: "Asset Item",
  extends: "cmdb_ci",
  fields: [
    { name: "u_purchase_date", label: "Purchase Date", type: "glide_date" },
    { name: "u_warranty_end", label: "Warranty End", type: "glide_date" },
    { name: "u_assigned_user", label: "Assigned User", type: "reference", reference: "sys_user" },
  ],
})