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    Delegated development and deployment

    Delegated development allows designated users without a system admin role to develop or deploy applications on the Now Platform.

    If you have the application-specific admin role or the system-level admin role, you can delegate application development to designated developers at the application level.

    Delegated deployment tasks

    You can also delegate deployment tasks (application publishing, first-time installation, or update) to developers or non-admin users, such as Change Management personnel. You delegate deployment tasks to specific users at the application level, or through assignment of specific user roles at the instance level.

    Assignment Method Applies to Available options
    Setting deployment permissions in Manage Developers. See Delegate development and deployment permissions to personnel Specific applications Publishing and upgrades of specific applications. Publishing options include the application repository, ServiceNow Store, and update sets.
    Assignment of deployment user roles to specific persons. See Instance-specific deployment user roles. Local non-production instance (for example, Development or QA) First-time installations and upgrades of all applications that contain the same company as the current instance.

    For example, applications for ABC Company and XYZ Company display on the Application Client page. A user with this role can only install XYZ Company applications when logged in to a XYZ Company instance. The user cannot install applications for ABC Company.

    Application-specific permissions

    Developer and deployment permissions are application-specific. For example, a developer who has permission to access all file types for one application does not necessarily have any developer permissions for another application. Administrators must set developer (and optionally deployment) permissions for each application. Administrators must be familiar with application files and the system table structure to set developer permissions. For example, a developer expected to create advanced business rules needs both the All File Types and Allow Scripting developer permissions.
    Important: If Application administration is enabled, only an application administrator for the target application can delegate developers for an application. Application administrators do not have system admin privileges. To enable a delegated developer to perform the functions granted in the developer permissions, the delegated developer must also be given the application administrator role.

    Setting each permission grants one or more system-managed delegated development roles, allowing system admins to retain control over the system. System admins no longer have to elevate developers (or users who deploy applications) to the system admin role to enable them to develop or deploy applications.

    Developer and deployment permissions example

    As a system administrator, you want to assign Abel Tuter certain developer and deployment permissions for a specific application in your Development instance. For more details on developer and deployment permissions, see Delegate development and deployment permissions to personnel.

    Manage developers
    • Delegate development and deployment permissions to personnel

      A system administrator can assign a non-administrator user or group as a developer or deployment resource for a specific application. You can set permissions that designate what specific actions the assigned user can perform in the current instance.

    • Display or hide update set deployment permissions

      Display or hide deployment permissions for update sets from the Manage Developers dialog.

    • Instance-specific deployment user roles

      Assign roles that enable non-admin users install or upgrade all applications in specific instances. You delegate these tasks by manually assigning specific user roles per instance.

    • Domain separation and Delegated Development

      This is an overview of domain separation and the Delegated Development feature. 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.

    Related tasks
    • Install a ServiceNow Store application
    • Install an update to a ServiceNow Store application
    Related concepts
    • Application files
    • Application sharing

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      Delegated development and deployment

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      Delegated development and deployment

      Delegated development allows designated users without a system admin role to develop or deploy applications on the Now Platform.

      If you have the application-specific admin role or the system-level admin role, you can delegate application development to designated developers at the application level.

      Delegated deployment tasks

      You can also delegate deployment tasks (application publishing, first-time installation, or update) to developers or non-admin users, such as Change Management personnel. You delegate deployment tasks to specific users at the application level, or through assignment of specific user roles at the instance level.

      Assignment Method Applies to Available options
      Setting deployment permissions in Manage Developers. See Delegate development and deployment permissions to personnel Specific applications Publishing and upgrades of specific applications. Publishing options include the application repository, ServiceNow Store, and update sets.
      Assignment of deployment user roles to specific persons. See Instance-specific deployment user roles. Local non-production instance (for example, Development or QA) First-time installations and upgrades of all applications that contain the same company as the current instance.

      For example, applications for ABC Company and XYZ Company display on the Application Client page. A user with this role can only install XYZ Company applications when logged in to a XYZ Company instance. The user cannot install applications for ABC Company.

      Application-specific permissions

      Developer and deployment permissions are application-specific. For example, a developer who has permission to access all file types for one application does not necessarily have any developer permissions for another application. Administrators must set developer (and optionally deployment) permissions for each application. Administrators must be familiar with application files and the system table structure to set developer permissions. For example, a developer expected to create advanced business rules needs both the All File Types and Allow Scripting developer permissions.
      Important: If Application administration is enabled, only an application administrator for the target application can delegate developers for an application. Application administrators do not have system admin privileges. To enable a delegated developer to perform the functions granted in the developer permissions, the delegated developer must also be given the application administrator role.

      Setting each permission grants one or more system-managed delegated development roles, allowing system admins to retain control over the system. System admins no longer have to elevate developers (or users who deploy applications) to the system admin role to enable them to develop or deploy applications.

      Developer and deployment permissions example

      As a system administrator, you want to assign Abel Tuter certain developer and deployment permissions for a specific application in your Development instance. For more details on developer and deployment permissions, see Delegate development and deployment permissions to personnel.

      Manage developers
      • Delegate development and deployment permissions to personnel

        A system administrator can assign a non-administrator user or group as a developer or deployment resource for a specific application. You can set permissions that designate what specific actions the assigned user can perform in the current instance.

      • Display or hide update set deployment permissions

        Display or hide deployment permissions for update sets from the Manage Developers dialog.

      • Instance-specific deployment user roles

        Assign roles that enable non-admin users install or upgrade all applications in specific instances. You delegate these tasks by manually assigning specific user roles per instance.

      • Domain separation and Delegated Development

        This is an overview of domain separation and the Delegated Development feature. 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.

      Related tasks
      • Install a ServiceNow Store application
      • Install an update to a ServiceNow Store application
      Related concepts
      • Application files
      • Application sharing

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