Prepare your local environment by installing the Node.js JavaScript runtime environment, Node package manager (npm), and the ui-component extension. These tools enable you to develop and build components locally and deploy them to your instance.

Before you begin

The ui-component extension only supports these operating systems.
  • Windows 10
  • MacOS Yosemite and later
  • Linux CentOS v7.5

Role required: none

Procedure

  1. Install Node.js version 12.16.1 or greater.
    npm automatically installs as part of the Node.js package. Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment that enables you to execute JavaScript locally. npm is the default JavaScript package manager for Node.js. For more information, see Node.js and npmjs.com.
  2. Add the ui-component extension to the ServiceNow CLI.
    1. Open your system's command-line tool and execute this command. 
      $ snc extension add --name ui-component
  3. Verify the installation by running an extension command with the --help argument. 
    $ snc ui-component --help
    The CLI displays a list of available commands. See Get help with ServiceNow CLI.

What to do next

Set up your project.