CTA practice question 1 of 10

A CTA is advising a large organization with multiple ServiceNow instances across different departments. The client wants to streamline their application deployment process and ensure consistency across instances. Which recommendation should the CTA prioritize regarding the Application Repository?

Full set: 47 questions

Answer options

A: Use it for a Citizen Development program

B: Employ it for real-time collaborative coding

C: Use it to centralize and distribute custom apps Correct answer

D: Use it as a backup for all global application packages

Correct Answer:

C. Use it to centralize and distribute custom apps

Explanation

The ServiceNow Application Repository is designed so developers can publish an application once and make it available for installation on any other company-owned instance, thereby providing a central, version-controlled distribution point. For organizations running multiple production lines, this repository is the primary ServiceNow-supported mechanism to ensure that the same scoped application package is deployed consistently across instances.

Why Incorrect

A. Citizen developers usually consume Store or App Engine Studio; the Repository is not targeted at low-code citizen distribution.
B. Real-time collaborative coding uses Source Control Integration, not the Repository.
D. The Repository is not a backup tool; system backups and update sets serve that purpose.

References

1. ServiceNow Product Documentation – “Publish an application to the Application Repository”, docs.servicenow.com (Utah), §Overview.

2. ServiceNow Developer Site – “Distribute applications with the Application Repository”, 2023-10-01 edition, §Benefits.

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