Using the Service Creator, department managers can request a new service category, designate editors and service fulfillers for that category, and create and publish services.

About this task

Editors create and modify services. Service fulfillers complete the tasks generated from service requests.

A service category request involves assigning a service category manager, which is typically the department manager who makes the request. After the request is submitted, a catalog administrator approves the request to publish the service category. When the category is published, the service category manager can assign service category editors and service fulfillers, and create services to offer in the service catalog.

To request a new service category:

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Self-Service > Service Catalog.
  2. Select the Departmental Services category.

    The Departmental Services category is part of the demo data available with service creator. If this category does not exist, a catalog administrator must add the Service Category Request catalog item to an existing category.

  3. Select the Service Category Request item.
  4. Change the default values, as necessary (see table).
  5. Click Submit.
    Service Creator Request Category
    Table 1. Managing Services
    FieldDescription
    Department Department this category request is for. By default this value is the department of the current user. Changing this value also changes the Category name and Category manager values.
    Category name Name for the new service category. By default, ServiceNow uses a name based on the Department value.
    Category manager Designated manager for the new service category. By default, ServiceNow uses the manager for the selected department.
    Needed by Date that the new service category should be available.
    Comments Additional comments describing the service category. This information appears as a journal entry on the Service Category form.