What role is necessary to access the Action Designer for creating and editing actions?

Accessing the Action Designer in ServiceNow's Flow Designer requires a specific role, which is designed to grant permissions for creating and editing actions. The role that fulfills this requirement is the action_designer role. Users with this role possess the necessary privileges to utilize the tools within Action Designer, which is essential for developing custom actions that enhance workflows.

While the admin role has extensive permissions, including configuring the Flow Designer, it is not specifically tailored for action design tasks. Similar reasoning applies to the developer role; it encompasses broader privileges related to development but does not focus solely on action design. The user role lacks the permissions needed to create or edit actions altogether, therefore making it unsuitable for this purpose.

In summary, the action_designer role is uniquely equipped for this task, providing the precise access required to effectively work with the Action Designer. This delineation of roles ensures that only those granted the necessary permissions can modify and enhance automation processes within ServiceNow.