Imported XML does not generate 'number' for Inserts

[wipeout630]

I exported KBs (in XML) from one ServiceNow instance and imported to into another instance.   The import process worked perfectly with one exception:   KB numbers weren't created for the new inserts.   Is there a way to populate the KB numbers without recreating each of them?

[Brad Tilton]

You could run a background script that queries all kb articles with a blank number field and use the getNextObjNumberPadded() function to set the number.

[Mark Stanger · Accepted solution]

If you're not concerned with what the previous numbers used to be, you can use this SNGuru solution to set the numbers as Brad suggests.

http://www.servicenowguru.com/scripting/numbering-existing-records/

If you need the numbers to be identical, then you'll probably have to set up a transform map of some sort and import them from the other system.

[wipeout630]

Worked like a charm.   Thanks!