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title: Example queries
description: Use the example queries as models for building your custom CMDB queries and Service Mapping queries.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/sample-queries.html
release: australia
product: Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\)
classification: configuration-management-database-cmdb
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Reference, CMDB Query Builder, Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\), Configuration Management, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Example queries

Use the example queries as models for building your custom CMDB queries and Service Mapping queries.

-   **[CMDB — Servers connected to a database](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/cmdb-query-builder-tutorial.md)**

    Use this example to build a CMDB query to find all servers with a connection to a database.

-   **[CMDB — Critical application services](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/cmdb-query-builder-sample1-app-ser.md)**

    Use this example to build a CMDB query to find all critical application services, and their owner.

-   **[CMDB — Application services with incident or change](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/cmdb-query-builder-sample2-app-ser.md)**

    Use this example to build a CMDB query to find all application services for which there is an incident or a change request. Results are returned for either the application service itself or any CI within the service.

-   **[CMDB — Hardware with Windows installed](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/cmdb-query-builder-sample3-app-ser.md)**

    Use this example to build a CMDB query to find all hardware in my service offering that has Microsoft Windows installed.

-   **[Service Mapping — Linux servers in services](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/configuration-management-database-cmdb/service-mapping-query-tutorial.md)**

    Use this example to build a Service Mapping query to find all Linux servers in services.