Is there a prescribed set of best practices for migration from one ServiceNow instance to other ?

Snehal13
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Dr Atul G- LNG
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Hi @Snehal13 

 

There are 2 things

- Table move/ Business Logic : Use Update Set

- Data - Use XML based movement

 

Best practice

- Make sure complete only required update set.

- Make them in batches

- Linked as parent - child

- Define order of update set movement.

- Do sanity check before you move update set / data.

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Harish Bainsla
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Hi @Snehal13 check below points

When migrating data between instances you have few options.
  • export CSV/Excel and import via import set, (this can also be enhanced with a transform map)
  • exporting an XML file and importing into the target instance.
  • adding records to an update set via script. ...
  • rest API calls.

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-articles/migrate-data-from-one-instance-to-another/ta...

 

Thanks for the notes. I have couple of questions as below

 

1. How to move related records ?

ex- incident may be related to email records, incident tasks, attachment, KB articles, problems, SLA, comments

ex- case may be related to work order tasks, attachment, KB articles, problems, SLA, comments ?

 

2. How to ensure X number of records from one source table match X number of record migrate to target table?

 

3. How to control failure during data migration - how to identify and resume that specific record migration ?

4. Best practice is to manually update sys properties on target instance or move them as part of update sets ?

 

Thanks for the notes. I have couple of questions as below

 

1. How to move related records ?

ex- incident may be related to email records, incident tasks, attachment, KB articles, problems, SLA, comments

ex- case may be related to work order tasks, attachment, KB articles, problems, SLA, comments ?

 

2. How to ensure X number of records from one source table match X number of record migrate to target table?

3. How to control failure during data migration - how to identify and resume that specific record migration ?

4. Best practice is to manually update sys properties on target instance or move them as part of update sets ?

 

Thanks for the notes. I have couple of questions as below

 

1. How to move related records ?

ex- incident may be related to email records, incident tasks, attachment, KB articles, problems, SLA, comments

ex- case may be related to work order tasks, attachment, KB articles, problems, SLA, comments

 

2. How to ensure X number of records from one source table match X number of record migrate to target table?

 

3. How to control failure during data migration - how to identify and resume that specific record migration ?

4. Best practice is to manually update sys properties on target instance or move them as part of update sets ?