Architecture
This article provides an overview of the Designer product's architecture and the dependencies involved in its development and functionality.
Designer Architecture
The following diagram displays the major components utilized by the Designer application that runs natively on the ServiceNow platform.
Designer Extensions
The following tables are created within the Designer application scope x_inpgh_des and are exclusively used for the Designer application. ServiceNow tables and configurations are not changed.
Global Settings
x_inpgh_des_global_settings
Contains global settings of the Designer application set by the Designer admin
Filters
x_inpgh_des_filters
Contains settings for personal and global filters
Elements
x_inpgh_des_elements
Contains all committed and uncommitted elements used in all diagrams
Diagrams
x_inpgh_des_diagrams
Contains all diagrams created with Designer
Class Fields
x_inpgh_des_class_fields
Contains definitions for class fields
Class Definitions
x_inpgh_des_class_definitions
Contains all Class Definitions defining the tables visible in the repository browser and default styling
Realtime Indicators
x_inpgh_des_indicators
Contains all indicators defined per class/table
Indicator Breakdown
x_inpgh_des_indicator_breakdown
Contains all individual indicator breakdowns defined for an indicator
Relationships
x_inpgh_des_relationships
Contains all relationships used in all diagrams
User Settings
x_inpgh_des_user_settings
Contains personal user settings
Templates
x_inpgh_des_templates
Contains all global and personal templates
Shape Libraries
x_inpgh_des_shape_libraries
Contains all shape libraries defined
Shapes
x_inpgh_des_shapes
Contains all individual shapes defined being part of a shape library
Relationship Fields
x_inpgh_des_relationship_fields
Contains definitions for the relationship fields
Relationship Definitions
x_inpgh_des_relationship_definitions
Contains definitions and styles for relationships
Required ServiceNow Tables
The Designer application is included in the basic ServiceNow platform installation and does not require any additional modules. However, the application utilizes certain tables that are part of the standard ServiceNow installation. These tables are essential for visualizing relationships and dependencies within the ServiceNow application.
Application Cross-Scope
sys_scope_privilege
Table containing Read & Create rights to ServiceNow and other scoped applications
CI Relationships
cmdb_rel_ci
Table containing ServiceNow m2m relationships
Relationship Types
cmdb_rel_type
Table containing ServiceNow relationship types
Suggested Relationships
cmdb_rel_type_suggest
Table containing ServiceNow relationship definitions between 2 tables (classes)
Any Table
e.g. cmdb_ci_service
Any table in ServiceNow—including custom and scoped tables
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