{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":1520,"path":"application-development/app-engine-studio/aes-config-tasks.md","title":"Perform AES configuration tasks","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Perform AES configuration tasks\n\nAs you work through the App Engine Studio \\(AES\\) guided setup, you must perform different configuration tasks.\n\n## Setting up environments, tools, and user access\n\nThe following table lists the tasks required for configuring App Engine Studio, including links to detailed instructions for completing the tasks.\n\n<table id=\"table_lqq_1qt_rhb\"><thead><tr><th>\n\nTask\n\n</th><th>\n\nDescription\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nInstall App Engine Studio in your development instances.\n\n</td><td>\n\nYou can install the App Engine Studio application \\(com.snc.app-engine-studio\\) if you have the admin role.\n\n The application installs related ServiceNow® Store applications and plugins if they are not already installed.\n\n For detailed instructions, see [Installing App Engine Studio](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/install-aes.md).\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nSet up instance credentials.\n\n</td><td>\n\nFor each instance that you're using, create a Connections and Credentials alias. Verify that the alias type is **Credential**, not **Connection and Credential**.\n\n For detailed instructions, see [Set up instance credentials](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-security/connection-alias.md).\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nActivate Playbooks.\n\n</td><td>\n\nYou can edit processes in App Engine Studio, but you must activate Playbooks for App Engine Studio and enable the **Process Automation Designer for App Engine \\[com.glide.pad.license\\]** plugin to get started. For more information, see [Activate Playbooks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/build-workflows/activate-process-automation-designer.md).\n\n</td></tr><tr id=\"integrationhub-spokes\"><td>\n\nSet up Integration Hub spokes.\n\n</td><td>\n\nActivate spokes to enhance your Workflow Studio and App Engine Studio experience with integration-specific content.\n\n The following spokes are available for use with App Engine Studio.\n\n-   [Gmail spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/setup-gmail.md)\n-   [Google Sheets spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/setup-gsheets.md)\n-   [Jira Spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/jira-spoke-v3-0-2.md)\n-   [Microsoft 365 Excel spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/setup-office-365-excel.md)\n-   [Microsoft Teams spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/microsoft-teams-spoke.md)\n-   [Slack spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/set-up-slack.md)\n-   [Twilio spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/setup-twilio.md)\n-   [X Spoke \\(formerly Twitter Spoke\\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/twitter-spoke-ol.md)\n-   [Zoom spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/setup-zoom.md)\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nReview access settings for Workflow Studio in your development instance.\n\n</td><td>\n\nEnable your developers to use the editing capabilities that best suit them. For detailed instructions, see [Review Flow Designer access settings](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/build-workflows/user-access-flow-designer.md).\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nReview access settings for Catalog Builder.\n\n</td><td>\n\nEnable your developers to add items to the appropriate catalogs and categories.​For detailed instructions, see [Review Catalog Builder access settings](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/servicenow-platform/catalog-builder.md).\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nSet up an instance scan cadence.\n\n</td><td>\n\nSchedule regular scans of your instance so that you can identify possible issues that arise from application development in App Engine Studio.For detailed instructions, see [Set up an instance scan cadence in Health Center](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/hs-landing-page.md).\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nIn your production instance, add users to the App Engine Studio admin group.\n\n</td><td>\n\nAdd members to the group so they can review app- and deployment-related requests. Also, define a contact email address for the group.\n\n For detailed instructions, see [Add users to the App Engine Admin group](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/add-users-to-admin-grp.md).\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nIn your development instance, add developers to the App Engine Studio users group.\n\n</td><td>\n\nEnable developers in your organization to build applications in App Engine Studio.\n\n For detailed instructions, see [Grant user access to AES](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/grant-aes-access.md).\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nIn your development instance, add users to the App Engine Studio User Limited group.\n\n</td><td>\n\nEnable developers in your organization to collaborate on applications that someone else created in App Engine Studio.\n\n For detailed instructions, see [Grant user access to AES](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/grant-aes-access.md).\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nSet up collaboration descriptors.\n\n</td><td>\n\nSet up custom collaboration descriptors in the global scope for use in App Engine Studio.\n\n For detailed instructions, see [Set up custom collaboration descriptors](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/set-up-custom-collaboration-descriptors.md).\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nIn your non-production instance, specify an app template admin.\n\n</td><td>\n\nGrant the app\\_template\\_admin role to users who will manage template activation, deactivation, and sharing in App Engine Studio.\n\n For detailed instructions, see [Manage template access](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/manage-template-access.md).\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table><table id=\"table_pdv_qb1_15b\"><thead><tr><th>\n\nLearn more about AES configuration\n\n</th><th>\n\nAdditional ServiceNow resources\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"3\">\n\nServiceNow provides several additional resources on configuring and administering App Engine Studio.\n\n</td><td>\n\n\\[Omitted image \"bus-try-a-demo.svg\"\\] Alt text: [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/release-notes/app-engine-studio-rn.md](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/release-notes/app-engine-studio-rn.md)\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\n\\[Omitted image \"bus-3-person.svg\"\\] Alt text: [ServiceNow Community site](https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_search&q=app%20engine%20studio&spa=1)\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\n\\[Omitted image \"bus-webinar.svg\"\\] Alt text: [App Engine Studio video on adding security](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qdHbzVcmoI&list=PLCOmiTb5WX3ptBi7tdjmAGwx8EhgcTp9o&index=7)\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>-   **[Add users to the App Engine Admin group](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/add-users-to-admin-grp.md)**  \nAdd users to the App Engine Admin group in your production instance to give them administrative rights to App Engine Studio \\(AES\\). You must also identify a contact email address for the group. After you configure the email address of the App Engine Admin group, members can receive notifications for app development-related requests, including app intake requests.\n-   **[Grant user access to AES](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/grant-aes-access.md)**  \nControl who has access to build applications in App Engine Studio \\(AES\\) by adding users to AES Users group or the AES User Limited group.\n-   **[Manage template access](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/manage-template-access.md)**  \nControl who has access to templates in App Engine Studio \\(AES\\) using the app\\_template\\_admin role. App template admins activate and deactivate templates and grant other users access to share their templates.\n-   **[Set up custom collaboration descriptors](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/set-up-custom-collaboration-descriptors.md)**  \nCustomize the set of development collaborators you list in App Engine Studio \\(AES\\) using Guided Setup.\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Configure App Engine Studio](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/configure-aes.md)\n\n"}}