
Hi, I’m Rajasekhar, and I hold multiple certifications in ServiceNow—including mainline and micro‑service credentials—as well as process-based qualifications in ITIL, ITSM, and Agile methodologies. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to implement a wide range of ServiceNow products across various domains, delivering impactful and practical solutions to complex business challenges.
In this video series, I’ll be your guide through the world of ServiceNow Service Catalogs. Here’s what we’ll cover together:
What is a Service Catalog, and how can your end users access catalog items through portals or the platform interface?
What are the key components of a Service Catalog—and what should you consider when creating catalog items?
How to build new catalog items: from design to implementation, including validations and automations.
How to set up order guides and record producers, and understand their role in streamlining solutions.
What content items are, and how they can enhance a catalog’s functionality.
Finally, I’ll share best practices and real-world use cases that bring these lessons to life.
Thank you for watching this video. I’ll see you in the next one—let’s continue our journey into building powerful ServiceNow Service Catalogs.
In this session we are going to learn about The purpose of the above demonstration is to showcase how users can access and use ServiceNow catalog items through both the Service Portal (Employee Center) and the platform view (Service Catalog module). This helps end users understand how to request IT or business services efficiently.
Why it Matters:
->Empowers users to request services on their own.
->Supports self-service operations, reducing dependency on manual IT/HR help.
->Ensures consistency between the portal and platform experiences.
In both methods, users select a catalog item, fill in the required information, and submit a request.
Finally, I’ll share best practices and real-world use cases that bring these lessons to life.
Thank you for watching this session. I’ll see you in the next one—let’s continue our journey building with ServiceNow Service Catalog Architecture.
In this session, we’ll show you how to create a Catalog Items in ServiceNow.
What we'll learn together:
Creating catalog items and building catalog items from the native platform.
Only one process engine can be selected.
Knowing how to add picture and pricing. Finally, I’ll share best practices and real-world use cases that bring these lessons to life.
Thank you for watching this session. I’ll see you in the next one—let’s continue our journey building with Configure ServiceNow service catalog item.
In this session i'll explain, how to perform various configurations for a catalog item.
Defining Variables and group them with Variable Sets.
Setting up Catalog UI Policies to control visibility, mandatory fields, and read-only behavior.
Assigning the item to Catalogs and Categories.
Finally, I’ll share best practices and real-world use cases that bring these lessons to life.
Thank you for watching this session. I’ll see you in the next one—let’s continue our journey building with Creating Catalog Item using catalog builder.
In this session I'll explain, how to Create Catalog Item using catalog builder
Starting a new item by selecting a template and entering the title and descriptions
Assigning categories and locations for catalog visibility.
Adding questions (variables) or question sets with detailed options like default values and auto‑populate.
Configuring portal widget settings, access controls (Available For / Not Available For), and fulfillment flow.
Preview the item in portal/mobile view before submitting to dashboard.
Finally, I’ll share best practices and real-world use cases that bring these lessons to life.
Thank you for watching this session. I’ll see you in the next one—let’s continue our journey building with Create Catalog Item Template for standard catalogs using catalog builder.
In this session, we’ll show you how to create a Catalog Items in ServiceNow.
What you'll learn together:
Knowing how to launch the Catalog Builder.
Steps to create Catalog item template.
Building catalog item template for standard catalog item.
knowing how to use override.
Finally, I’ll share best practices and real-world use cases that bring these lessons to life.
Thank you for watching this session. I’ll see you in the next one—let’s continue our journey building with Creating catalog item template for standard catalogs using catalog builder.
In this session, we’ll show you how to create a Catalog Item Template for Record Producers using the Catalog Builder in ServiceNow.
What we'll learn together:
Steps to create a new Record Producer template.
Filling the template details like name, description, and availability.
How to set the destination table where the record will be created ?
To assign catalogs, categories.
To add variable sets or new variables under the Questions tab. Finally, I’ll share best practices and real-world use cases that bring these lessons to life.
Thank you for watching this session. I’ll see you in the next one—let’s continue our journey building with ServiceNow Order Guides.
In this Session, we’ll walk you through the step-by-step process of creating an "Order Guide" in ServiceNow.
An Order Guide helps you combine multiple catalog items into a single request. It’s perfect for onboarding scenarios where a user needs to request multiple services like a laptop, software installations, and access permissions—all in one go.
In this, we'll learn together:
To create a new Order Guide from scratch .
Enabling Cascade Variables to pass user inputs into individual items .
Adding catalog items to the order guide using Rule Base.
Submitting the request and understanding the result.
You’ll also learn how to make the guide more user-friendly by adding icons and customizing the form display.
Finally, I’ll share best practices and real-world use cases that bring these lessons to life.
Thank you for watching this session. I’ll see you in the next one—let’s continue our journey building with ServiceNow Record Producer.
In this session, we will learn how to create a "Record Producer" in ServiceNow — a catalog item that allows users to submit task-based records through a simple form.
What we'll learn together:
To know how to create a Record Producer.
Defining the target table, variables, and scripts ?
How many ways are there to create a record producer .
In the end, you'll have a clear understanding of how to automate Record creation effectively.
Finally, I’ll share best practices and real-world use cases that bring these lessons to life.
Thank you for watching this session. I’ll see you in the next one—let’s continue our journey with ServiceNow Content Item configuration.
In this session, we’ll show you how to create a Content Item in ServiceNow that links to external or internal resources like External catalog, knowledge articles, or Modules.
What we'll learn together:
To know how to add icons, descriptions, and links to the catalog .
To know how to set the content type and target .
To test the Content Item in the Service Catalog . Finally, I’ll share best practices and real-world use cases that bring these lessons to life.
Thank you for watching this session. I’ll see you in the next one—let’s continue our journey with creating and configuring Single Row Variable Set.
In this Session, we will learn how to create and configure a Single Row Variable Set and attach it to a catalog item.
By the end of this session we learn about :
Navigating to the Variable Sets module.
Creating a Single Row Variable Set.
Attaching the variable set to a catalog item.
Testing the catalog item to verify the variable set is properly displayed or not.
Finally, I’ll share best practices and real-world use cases that bring these lessons to life.
Thank you for watching this session. I’ll see you in the next one—let’s continue our journey with creating and configuring Multi Row Variable Set.
In this Session, we’ll show you how to create a Multi-Row Variable Set in ServiceNow and attach it to a catalog item.
What we'll learn together:
To navigate to the Variable Sets module.
To create a Multi-Row Variable Set.
Adding variables like Start Date, End Date, and Software Name.
To link the variable set to a catalog item . To test and interact with the variable set .
Multi-Row Variable Sets let users enter multiple sets of data in a table format, making your catalog forms much more dynamic and flexible!
Finally, I’ll share best practices and real-world use cases that bring these lessons to life.
Thank you for watching this session. I’ll see you in the next one—let’s continue our journey with new topic in ServiceNow.
Learn the end‑to‑end process of building and managing a scalable Service Catalog in ServiceNow. This video‑based series covers everything—from foundational terminology and UI navigation to advanced governance practices like template‑based design, client‑side logic, and catalog portfolio control. Designed for ServiceNow Administrators, Developers, and Catalog Managers, the course covers:
Re‑using question logic with Variable Sets & Multi‑Row Variable Sets (MRVS):
Build once, deploy across catalog items effortlessly. One MRVS can replace dozens of individually defined variables—significantly reducing build time and ongoing maintenance while ensuring consistent form behavior. MRVS outputs also integrate natively with Flow Designer’s “for‑each” looping functionality.
Creating Content Items (information‑only catalog entries):
Embed Knowledge articles, external URLs, or help documentation directly into the catalog—without triggering service requests or requiring approval workflows. Keeps guidance available when needed, without transactional dependencies.
Configuring Record Producers:
Build versatile data capture forms that create fully scripted records (e.g. incidents, HR cases, asset requests) in target tables. Map form inputs directly to fields using producer.variableName, and trigger Flows or subflows to automate fulfillment.
Designing Order Guides with Rule‑Base Logic & Cascading Variables:
Craft a guided service request experience (e.g. onboarding bundles) where answers in the “Describe Needs” section cascade into selection logic for child items. Use rule‑based logic to include or exclude components dynamically, and maintain a single source for logic and configuration.
Leveraging Catalog Builder & Templates with Built‑in Governance:
Empower business-side stakeholders to create catalog items using pre‑approved templates—while enforcing standards around naming, categories, fulfillment paths, and access. Templates help scale catalog authoring without sacrificing control or quality.
Each module includes hands‑on screen walkthroughs, validation demos, and best practices guidance—helping both new and experienced platform developers build efficient, consistent, and user‑friendly catalog architectures.