If you edit field properties in the Form Designer, are those changes made to the database?

When you edit field properties in the Form Designer, these changes are indeed made directly to the database. The Form Designer is a powerful tool within ServiceNow that allows developers to customize how forms are presented and how they behave. Changes such as making a field mandatory, changing the field type, or modifying visibility settings are all stored in the underlying system's metadata.

When you save these changes in the Form Designer, they not only affect the form layout but also update the configuration in the database to reflect these changes. Therefore, once you apply and save modifications, they become effective immediately, and the structure or properties of the field itself are updated in the system catalog.

This understanding highlights the importance of careful editing within the Form Designer, as modifications impact how users interact with records in the system and may have broader implications for business logic, reporting, and data integrity.