Can I make a retrospective update set?

[anurampalli]

Hello everyone

I worked on an academic project which required me to create an update set before the start of the project.

I created the application in Studio, added the tables I needed, added email layouts, email templates and notifications. I also made a report.

Now, I updated the status of update set to "complete" and exported it. 

After doing that, I changed the label of a column in a table. I want to be able to export the entire project using ONE update set.

Can I create a new update set now and instruct it to contain all the information in this project from when I started it?

Thank you in advance for all insights in this matter and work arounds if any.

[Chaitanya ILCR · Accepted solution]

Hi @anurampalli ,

1. if it a custom scoped application 

you can open the sys_scope record of you application

go to sys_scope table and open your application record

or you open the record like this set the application scope to the custom app and click on open record

under the related links you will find publish to update set (click on it) it will create a new update set with all the updates in that scope

2. if it's not a custom application 

you have mentioned that you already have 1 update set which is in complete state. 

and you have made changes after the update set is moved to complete state. do have update set for new changes? 

if yes you can merge the update sets into one update set

if no just capture the uncaptured updates in a new update set and merge it with completed update set

https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bundle/yokohama-application-development/page/build/system-update-set...

Please mark my answer as helpful/correct if it resolves your query.

Regards,
Chaitanya

[anurampalli]

Thank you Chaitanya. I followed the first step in your answer in a slightly different manner.

1. I changed the scope to my custom application scope.

2. Navigated to System Applications -> My Company Applications -> My actual application

3. Clicked on "Publish to Update Set" under related links and followed the steps from there onwards.

I will try the second method now just for learning. 

Edited: I just realized, mine is a scoped application. Does the second method work for scoped applications as well?

Thank you.

[Chaitanya ILCR]

Hi @anurampalli ,

Yes the second method works in scoped application as well (by means of not a scoped application I was referring to global scope) just mentioned it because the easier/simple option is to use publish to update set UI action to capture all the updates in a single update set

but you can definitely use the second option in any application

Please mark my answer as helpful/correct if it resolves your query.

Regards,
Chaitanya