Mimeo: Intelligent Hierarchical Data Duplicator

[Chuck Tomasi]

Description

Mimeo copies hierarchical data between tables while preserving sys_ids on reference fields all without scripting! This is great for moving data from a global app to a scoped app, or updating data on a secondary table for reporting or limited access use cases. Using familiar tools such as the auto mapping feature and mapping assist borrowed from import set transform maps, you can quickly constructed a map of tables and fields to copy. Mimeo identifies the reference fields that need new sys_ids and updates them to point to new records in the target tables.

Mimeo also allows you to quickly debug and retest your maps. These maps can be captured in update sets to easily migrate them to other instances for additional testing and production.

Common use cases

• Migrate data from a global app's table structure to a scoped app's tables
• Replicate (all or part of) data from one set of tables to another for reporting or users with separate ACL structure

Download

• ServiceNow Share Portal: Mimeo

Compatibility

• January 3, 2017: Tested with Geneva, Helsinki (P7), and Istanbul (P0)

Explanation/Demonstration Video