Key Features

Add to Update Set is a utility for ServiceNow admins that will add any record (plus attachments and translations) to the active update set.

For many record types, Add to Update Set will automatically gather all required dependencies and also add them to the update set:

  • To add a full table definition and all dependencies (fields, labels, choices, attributes, default form view, default list view), use from the Table or Dictionary 'collection' record

  • To add a field definition and all dependencies (field, label, choices, attributes, overrides), use from the Dictionary record

  • When adding a Form record, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Service Portal portal, page, or widget, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Catalog Item or Order Guide, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Variable Set, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Workflow, all sub-flows are automatically added (navigate to wf_workflow.list to add workflows)

  • When adding a Homepage, all dropzones and contents are automatically added (navigate to sys_portal_page.list to add homepages)

  • When adding a PA Dashboard, all tabs and contents are automatically added (navigate to pa_dashboards.list to add dashboards)

  • When adding an Assessment, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Virtual Agent, all dependencies are automatically added including NLU Model(navigate to sys_cs_topic.list to add VA conversations)

  • When adding a NLU Model, all dependencies are automatically added. If the NLU Model is published in the source instance, a scheduled job is added to the update set to publish it in the target instance 60 seconds after the update set is committed.

  • When adding a User, all role assignments, group memberships, contained skills, live profile, and delegate settings are automatically added

  • When adding a Group, all user memberships, contained roles, skills contained, and group types are automatically added

  • When adding an Access Control, all related components are automatically added

  • When adding a UI Policy, all child policy actions are automatically added

  • When adding a Data Policy, all child policy rules are automatically added

  • When adding an Application Menu, all child Modules are automatically added

  • When adding an ACL, related role records are automatically added

  • When adding a Managed Document, related document revisions and linked HR Document Templates are automatically added

  • When adding a REST or SOAP Message, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Scripted REST API or Operation, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Scripted SOAP Service, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding an ATF Test, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Schedule, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Flow Designer flow, all dependencies are automatically added (navigate to sys_hub_flow.list to add flows)

  • When adding a Guided Tour, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Transform Map, all dependencies are automatically added. If a table being added is part of an import set, the related Transform Map is automatically added

  • When adding an Interactive Filter, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Discovery Schedule or Discovery Range, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding an Event Management Rule, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Database View, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Robust ETL definition, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding an AI Search Application, Profile, or Source, all dependencies are automatically added

  • When adding a Change Model, all states and state transitions are automatically added

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