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title: Create an application file in the ServiceNow IDE
description: Create an application file in an embedded ServiceNow AI Platform user interface from the ServiceNow IDE.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-development/servicenow-ide-family-release/create-application-file-servicenow-ide.html
release: australia
product: ServiceNow IDE \(Family Release\)
classification: servicenow-ide-family-release
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Develop applications, ServiceNow IDE, Building applications in source code, Building pro-code applications, Developing your application, Building applications]
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# Create an application file in the ServiceNow IDE

Create an application file in an embedded ServiceNow AI Platform user interface from the ServiceNow IDE.

## Before you begin

Create, convert, or clone an application and add it to your workspace. For more information, see [Adding applications in ServiceNow IDE](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-ide-family-release/creating-applications-servicenow-ide.md).

Role required: admin

## About this task

If you need to create some application metadata outside of source code, you can create application files from the File Categories view within the ServiceNow IDE. To create an application file from the ServiceNow IDE, an embedded ServiceNow AI Platform user interface opens in the editor.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **App Development** > **ServiceNow IDE**.

2.  Open a workspace with an application.

3.  From the Activity Bar, select the File Categories view or Apps view.

4.  From a file category or type, select the Create New File icon \(\[Omitted image "add-record-button.png"\] Alt text: Create New File\).

    **Tip:** Alternatively, you can right-click an existing metadata category or file type in an application and select **Create New File** to create an application file of that category or type.

5.  From the Application menu, select an application from your workspaceor the Global application scope.

6.  From the list of file types, select the type of file to create.

    **Tip:** Search for a file type or select a category to find the file type you need.

    \[Omitted image "servicenow-ide-create-file.png"\] Alt text: Create an application file from the File Categories view

7.  Select **Continue**.

8.  In the embedded ServiceNow AI Platform user interface, fill in the fields to create the application file.

    The user interface and fields vary depending on the type of file that you created.

9.  Select **Submit**.


**Parent Topic:**[Developing applications with the ServiceNow IDE](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-ide-family-release/developing-applications-servicenow-ide.md)