---
title: Create new records or select existing records from the categories home screen
description: Select existing records or create new records in the Mobile App Builder categories home screen to build your mobile app.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/mobile/mab-records-create-edit.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Using the Mobile App Builder, Mobile App Builder, Building tools, Building mobile apps, Mobile Platform]
---

# Create new records or select existing records from the categories home screen

Select existing records or create new records in the Mobile App Builder categories home screen to build your mobile app.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin or delegated developer

For more information about the delegated developer role, see [Delegated development and deployment](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/application-development/c_DelegatedDevelopment.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Mobile** > **Mobile App Builder**.

2.  In the Mobile App Builder application scope selection screen, search and select the name of your application scope.

3.  Select a category from the categories home screen, and either create or edit a record.

    -   To create a new record of the selected category, select the **New** button \(\[Omitted image "mab-buttton-new-green-solid.png"\] Alt text: New button in categories home screen.\).
    -   To open and edit an existing record, select a record name listed in the main area of categories home screen.

## Result

After you either select the **New** button or select an existing record, the Mobile App Builder record screen opens. If you select **New**, the record screen displays a record without any of the fields completed. Whereas if you select an existing record, predefined data is displayed for you to edit.