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Workflow Data Fabric Home roles

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Workflow Data Fabric Home roles

Several user roles are installed with activation of the ServiceNow WDF Unified Hub plugin.

Roles installed

<table id=“table_uvc_lc3_hhc”><thead><tr><th>

Role title [name]

</th><th>

Description

</th><th>

Contains roles

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Connection Admin

[connection_admin]

</td><td>

Create and manage connections, configure credentials, set up metadata collectors, and grant Data Stewards access to connections.

</td><td>

  • [df_data_steward]

  • [external_app_install_admin]

  • [agent_admin]

  • [credential_admin]

  • [web_service_admin]

  • [sn_nowassist_wdf.creator_admin]

</td></tr><tr><td>

Data Steward

[df_data_steward]

</td><td>

Create and own all Data products and Data interfaces. Responsibilities include schema design, governance, metadata management, backward compatibility enforcement, and lifecycle management of all data contracts.

</td><td>

  • [sn_nowassist_wdf.creator_admin]

  • [wdf_consumer]

</td></tr><tr><td>

WDF Builder

[wdf_builder]

</td><td>

Create connectors, spokes, and MCP servers to extend the connectivity layer without owning or modifying data contracts.

</td><td>

  • [wdf_consumer]

  • [sn_nowassist_wdf.creator_admin]

  • [connection_admin]

  • [template_editor_global]

  • [action_designer]

  • [sn_appclient.app_client_user]

  • [sn_g_app_creator.app_creator]

</td></tr><tr><td>

WDF Operator

[wdf_operator]

</td><td>

Build deterministic and agentic workflows that consume governed data through Data Interfaces. WDF Operators are consumers of contracts, not owners or modifiers.

</td><td>

  • [fd_read]

  • [now.assist.creator]

  • [flow_designer]

  • [sn_nowassist_wdf.creator_admin]

  • [sn_mcp_client.viewer]

  • [wdf_consumer]

</td></tr><tr><td>

WDF Consumer

[wdf_consumer]

</td><td>

Explore the Data Catalog to discover data products, evaluate them for use, request access, and use governed data through workflows, analytics, AI agents, or APIs.

</td><td>

[sn_nowassist_wdf.creator_admin]

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