---
title: Classic Orchestration
description: ServiceNow Orchestration extends the workflow engine to manage processes and to automate things outside of a ServiceNow instance.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/r-orchestration.html
release: australia
product: Orchestration
classification: orchestration
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [ServiceNow AI Platform Additional Capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Classic Orchestration

ServiceNow® Orchestration extends the workflow engine to manage processes and to automate things outside of a ServiceNow instance.

Orchestration is available as a separate subscription from the rest of the ServiceNow platform. See [Activate Orchestration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/t_ActivateOrchestration.md) for details.

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**Explore**

 -   [Introduction to Orchestration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/r-orchestration-introduction.md)
-   [Orchestration applications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/c_OrchestrationApplications.md)
-   [Orchestration ROI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/c_OrchestrationROI.md)
-   [Orchestration examples](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/c_OrchestrationExamples.md)
-   [Domain separation and Orchestration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/domain-separation-orchestration.md)

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**Set up**

 -   [Activate Orchestration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/t_ActivateOrchestration.md)
-   [MID Servers for Orchestration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/c_OrchestrationMID.md)
-   [Available activity packs](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/t_ActivateAnActivityPack.md)
-   [Setup Client Software Distribution](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/t_ActivateClientSWDistribution.md)

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**Administer**

 -   [List of Orchestration plugins](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/list-orchestration-plugins.md)
-   [Orchestration Runtime plugin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/orchestration-runtime-plugin.md)

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**Use**

 -   [Orchestration activity packs](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/c_OrchestrationActivityPacks.md)
-   [Password Reset](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/password-reset/password-reset-landing-page.md)
-   [Client Software Distribution](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/c_ClientSoftwareDistribution.md)

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**Develop**

 -   [Orchestration activity designer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/c_WorkflowActivityDesigner.md)
-   [Orchestration custom activity templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/c_ActivityDesignerComponents.md)
-   [Client software distribution extension framework](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/c_CSDExtensionFramework.md)
-   [Developer training](https://developer.servicenow.com/app.do#!/training/landing)

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**Troubleshoot and get help**

 -   Ask or answer questions in the [Orchestration](https://community.servicenow.com/community/operations-management/orchestration) community
-   [Search the Known Error Portal for known error articles](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0597477)
-   [Contact Customer Service and Support](https://support.servicenow.com/now?draw=case)

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