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title: Perform AES configuration tasks
description: As you work through the App Engine Studio \(AES\) guided setup, you must perform different configuration tasks.
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last_updated: "2026-04-28"
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# Perform AES configuration tasks

As you work through the App Engine Studio \(AES\) guided setup, you must perform different configuration tasks.

## Setting up environments, tools, and user access

The following table lists the tasks required for configuring App Engine Studio, including links to detailed instructions for completing the tasks.

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Task

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Description

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Install App Engine Studio in your development instances.

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You can install the App Engine Studio application \(com.snc.app-engine-studio\) if you have the admin role.

 The application installs related ServiceNow® Store applications and plugins if they are not already installed.

 For detailed instructions, see [Installing App Engine Studio](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/install-aes.md).

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Set up instance credentials.

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For each instance that you're using, create a Connections and Credentials alias. Verify that the alias type is **Credential**, not **Connection and Credential**.

 For detailed instructions, see [Set up instance credentials](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-security/connection-alias.md).

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Activate Playbooks.

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You can edit processes in App Engine Studio, but you must activate Playbooks for App Engine Studio and enable the **Process Automation Designer for App Engine \[com.glide.pad.license\]** plugin to get started. For more information, see [Activate Playbooks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/build-workflows/activate-process-automation-designer.md).

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Set up Integration Hub spokes.

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Activate spokes to enhance your Workflow Studio and App Engine Studio experience with integration-specific content.

 The following spokes are available for use with App Engine Studio.

-   [Gmail spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/setup-gmail.md)
-   [Google Sheets spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/setup-gsheets.md)
-   [Jira Spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/jira-spoke-v3-0-2.md)
-   [Microsoft 365 Excel spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/setup-office-365-excel.md)
-   [Microsoft Teams spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/microsoft-teams-spoke.md)
-   [Slack spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/set-up-slack.md)
-   [Twilio spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/setup-twilio.md)
-   [X Spoke \(formerly Twitter Spoke\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/twitter-spoke-ol.md)
-   [Zoom spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/setup-zoom.md)

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Review access settings for Workflow Studio in your development instance.

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Enable your developers to use the editing capabilities that best suit them. For detailed instructions, see [Review Flow Designer access settings](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/build-workflows/user-access-flow-designer.md).

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Review access settings for Catalog Builder.

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Enable your developers to add items to the appropriate catalogs and categories.​For detailed instructions, see [Review Catalog Builder access settings](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/servicenow-platform/catalog-builder.md).

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Set up an instance scan cadence.

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Schedule regular scans of your instance so that you can identify possible issues that arise from application development in App Engine Studio.For detailed instructions, see [Set up an instance scan cadence in Health Center](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/hs-landing-page.md).

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In your production instance, add users to the App Engine Studio admin group.

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Add members to the group so they can review app- and deployment-related requests. Also, define a contact email address for the group.

 For detailed instructions, see [Add users to the App Engine Admin group](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/add-users-to-admin-grp.md).

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In your development instance, add developers to the App Engine Studio users group.

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Enable developers in your organization to build applications in App Engine Studio.

 For detailed instructions, see [Grant user access to AES](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/grant-aes-access.md).

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In your development instance, add users to the App Engine Studio User Limited group.

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Enable developers in your organization to collaborate on applications that someone else created in App Engine Studio.

 For detailed instructions, see [Grant user access to AES](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/grant-aes-access.md).

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Set up collaboration descriptors.

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Set up custom collaboration descriptors in the global scope for use in App Engine Studio.

 For detailed instructions, see [Set up custom collaboration descriptors](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/set-up-custom-collaboration-descriptors.md).

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In your non-production instance, specify an app template admin.

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Grant the app\_template\_admin role to users who will manage template activation, deactivation, and sharing in App Engine Studio.

 For detailed instructions, see [Manage template access](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/manage-template-access.md).

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Learn more about AES configuration

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Additional ServiceNow resources

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ServiceNow provides several additional resources on configuring and administering App Engine Studio.

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\[Omitted image "bus-try-a-demo.svg"\] Alt text: [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/release-notes/app-engine-studio-rn.md](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/release-notes/app-engine-studio-rn.md)

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\[Omitted image "bus-3-person.svg"\] Alt text: [ServiceNow Community site](https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_search&q=app%20engine%20studio&spa=1)

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\[Omitted image "bus-webinar.svg"\] Alt text: [App Engine Studio video on adding security](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qdHbzVcmoI&list=PLCOmiTb5WX3ptBi7tdjmAGwx8EhgcTp9o&index=7)

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</table>-   **[Add users to the App Engine Admin group](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/add-users-to-admin-grp.md)**  
Add users to the App Engine Admin group in your production instance to give them administrative rights to App Engine Studio \(AES\). You must also identify a contact email address for the group. After you configure the email address of the App Engine Admin group, members can receive notifications for app development-related requests, including app intake requests.
-   **[Grant user access to AES](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/grant-aes-access.md)**  
Control who has access to build applications in App Engine Studio \(AES\) by adding users to AES Users group or the AES User Limited group.
-   **[Manage template access](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/manage-template-access.md)**  
Control who has access to templates in App Engine Studio \(AES\) using the app\_template\_admin role. App template admins activate and deactivate templates and grant other users access to share their templates.
-   **[Set up custom collaboration descriptors](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/set-up-custom-collaboration-descriptors.md)**  
Customize the set of development collaborators you list in App Engine Studio \(AES\) using Guided Setup.

**Parent Topic:**[Configure App Engine Studio](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/configure-aes.md)