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title: External Related Files spoke
description: The External Related Files spoke stores information about files in third-party systems and helps you manage the information.
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release: australia
product: Workflow Studio
classification: workflow-studio
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# External Related Files spoke

The External Related Files spoke stores information about files in third-party systems and helps you manage the information.

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Table

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Description

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External Provider \[sn\_ext\_files\_spoke\_provider\]

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Stores information about the external provider. For example, Box or DocuSign services.

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External Related Files \[sn\_external\_related\_files\]

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Stores metadata information about the files in third-party systems. This table is extensible.**Note:** If you extend the table, ensure that you perform the data separation for the scoped applications

 -   To store metadata information of files in a specific third-party system, create a table with a column that contains a reference field to the External Related Files table. For more information about reference fields, see [Reference field type](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/c_ReferenceField.md).
-   To establish a relationship between a specific ServiceNow table and External Related Files table, [Create defined related lists](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/t_CreateDefinedRelatedLists.md).

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</table>|Action|Description|
|------|-----------|
|Create External File Record|Creates a record in the External Related Files table.|
|Update External File Record|Updates a record in the External Related Files table.|
|Delete External File Record|Deletes a record in the External Related Files table.|

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Role

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Description

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sn\_ext\_files\_spoke.doc\_reader

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Read records in the External Related Files and External Provider tables.

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sn\_ext\_files\_spoke.file\_admin

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-   Read, update, and delete records in the External Related Files table.
-   Read records in the External Provider table.

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sn\_ext\_files\_spoke.provider\_admin

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Read, update, and delete records in the External Provider table.

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</table>**Parent Topic:**[Spokes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/build-workflows/workflow-studio/spokes.md)