Retreived updateset

[Akhila P]

Hello everyone,

Can explain tell me about the difference between local update sets and retrieved update sets?

[Najmuddin Mohd]

Hello @Akhila P ,

Local Update set: You create a local update set to capture the configurations you make in the Instance and move to higher instances using it.

Retrieved Update set: You navigate to Retrieved Update set in the Higher Instance, and pull the local update set or Import the XML of Completed Local Update set of the lower instance. Then, you click Preview update set and followed by clicking Commit Update Set to add the changes to Higher Instance from the lower instance.

To move the changes, we capture the configuration in local update set in Development Instance and commit local update set from the Retrieved Update set in Production.


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Najmuddin.

[Dr Atul G- LNG]

Hi @Akhila P 

Local Update Set: An update set created within an instance to capture your changes.

Retrieve Update Set: When you need to import a local update set into another instance, it is referred to as a retrieved update set.

[Viraj Hudlikar · Accepted solution]

Hello @Akhila P 

In ServiceNow, a "local update set" refers to a collection of changes you make directly within your current instance (like a development environment), while a "retrieved update set" is a set of changes that you import from another instance, essentially bringing changes made on a different environment (like a test or production instance) into your current one. 

Origin: 

 • Local Update Set: Created and modified within your current ServiceNow instance, capturing changes you make directly to tables, forms, workflows, etc. 

 • Retrieved Update Set: Downloaded from another ServiceNow instance, allowing you to import changes made on a different environment into your current one. 

Functionality: 

 • Local Update Set: Used to group changes you want to move to another environment (like QA or production) by exporting them as an update set file. 

 • Retrieved Update Set: Used to apply changes made on a different instance to your current one by importing the update set file. 

How to Access: 

• Local Update Set: Go to "System Update Sets" > "Local Update Sets" in your ServiceNow instance to create and manage your local changes. 

• Retrieved Update Set: Navigate to "System Update Sets" > "Retrieved Update Sets" to import update sets from other instances. 

Example Use Case: 

• A developer makes changes to a form on their development instance. They group these changes into a local update set. 

• The developer then exports the local update set and imports it into the QA instance as a "retrieved update set" to test the changes in a separate environment. 

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Viraj Hudlikar.

[AndersBGS]

Hi @Akhila P ,

Local update sets are manually uploaded to the instance or created directly on the instance. Retrieved update sets in an update set retrieved from another instance e.g. DEV to TEST,