🏛️ Architecture

This visual displays the major components utilized by the Designer application that runs natively on the ServiceNow platform.

Designer Architecture

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!

Label	Table	Description
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 not committed element 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.

Label	Table	Description
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.