This is an overview of domain separation for Credentials and Connections.Domain
separation enables you to separate data, processes, and administrative tasks into logical
groupings called domains. You can then control several aspects of this separation, including
which users can see and access data.
Overview
Support: Level 1
Domain separation is
supported in this application. Not all ServiceNow applications support domain
separation; some include limitations on the data and administrative settings that can be
domain separated. To learn more, see Application support for domain
separation.
Credentials are tied to various ServiceNow features which access
systems outside the instance. Credentials follow the domain separation tied to the feature
employing the credentials.
Connections are protocol-specific information referencing a target host outside the
instance. A connection can specify the domain to run an activity.
How domain separation works in Credentials and Connections
Credentials access resources outside of the instance, and are used by the Discovery, Orchestration, Service Mapping, and Cloud Management
applications. These credentials are not tied to a specific domain, rather, they can be bound
to an application and then follow the domain separation that the application uses.
Credentials can also be assigned to a MID Server, and then follow the domain
separation specified by the MID Server
configuration.
Connections access a target host using a JMS, JDBC, or
HTTP(s) connection. You can specify global or a specific domain to which the
connection belongs.
