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ZenDesk to ServiceNow Migration from scratch

shri85
Tera Contributor

Hi,
We have a plan to migrate Zendesk to ServiceNow and I have never done from scratch, so please provide some inputs like what all I need to consider while implementing.

 Currently ZenDesk using these features and need to implement the same in ServicENow

1.   Email to Incident creation.

2.  Macros - Templates/Quick Responses option

3.  Reporting & Dashboards - Performance Analytics / standard reporting.? 

4.  SLAs, assignment rules, business rules, workflows are native in ServiceNow.  

5.   Alerts/notifications possible (Slack, OpsGenie via webhooks).

6.   Knowledge Base/Help Center - Help Center with AI search   

7.   Zendesk- Jira integration for engineering tickets.   

 

Regards,

Shri

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Hi @shri85 

A quick piece of advice: Don’t try to start or open all these action items at once. Take a step-by-step approach. Begin by asking your business stakeholders what their priorities are, and then focus on those first.

What you mentioned relates to internal activities that need to be aligned with foundational data — but before anything else, I strongly recommend starting with:

  • Feature mapping

  • Form mapping

  • Data mapping

This will give you a clear understanding of how the transition should be structured.

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kaushal_snow
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@shri85 ,

 

check this out - 

 

https://www.servicenow.com/community/architect-forum/zendesk-to-servicenow-migration-approach/td-p/3...

 

https://zendesk-export.com/zendesk-to-servicenow-migration/

 

If you found my response helpful, please mark it as ‘Accept as Solution’ and ‘Helpful’. This helps other community members find the right answer more easily and supports the community.

 

Thanks and Regards,
Kaushal Kumar Jha - ServiceNow Consultant - Lets connect on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaushalkrjha/

I need step by step guide

 

Dr Atul G- LNG
Tera Patron
Tera Patron

Hi @shri85 

 

https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bundle/zurich-integrate-applications/page/administer/integrationhub-...

 

 

When planning a Zendesk to ServiceNow migration, the right approach depends on what you need to move—tickets, users, knowledge base content, or all of it. Your use case will also influence whether you go with a manual process, native tools, or a third-party solution.

 

To prepare your ServiceNow instance:

  • Set up the security_admin role
    User menu → Elevate Roles → security_admin → OK

  • Enable “can create” permissions
    System Definition → Tables → select table → Access Controls → New → set to Create → define table key → Submit

  • Create custom fields
    Any form → Configure → Form Layout → add new field → Save

  • Set up user profiles
    User Administration → Users → New → fill in details → Submit

  • Create groups
    User Administration → Groups → New → fill in info → unlock → assign application role → Save

https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bundle/zurich-it-asset-management/page/product/software-asset-manage...

 

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Atul we are not integrating from Zendesk to ServiceNow, we are completly migrating to ServiceNow and in future will disable Zendesk, currently what features they are using in Zendesk same needs to be implement in servicenow and later will stop using Zendesk.