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# Update TLM Lifecycle data

# Update TLM data for a business application or application service {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Manually update the Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM) lifecycle data for software and hardware models in your business applications and application services.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_apm.apm_user

## About this task

Important:  
Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM) was previously known as Technology Portfolio Management (TPM). TPM and TLM refer to the same feature. Table names and scheduled job names continue to use TPM and haven't been renamed.

Whether your instance displays TPM or TLM also depends on your application versions. TLM labels appear only when both the Enterprise Architecture Workspace application (version 9.2.1 or later) and the Technology Lifecycle Management plugin, sn_apm_tpm (version 1.11.0 or later), are installed. If either application is on an earlier version, the interface continues to show TPM.

You can refresh the TLM lifecycle data manually for a selected business application or application service. A scheduled job Populate TPM Discovered Technologies and Lifecycles also
runs on schedule or on demand to update the lifecycle data for all business applications and application services​​.  
Note:  
The data for software products is displayed only when the Software Asset Management (SAM) Foundation or Software Asset Management (SAM) Professional plugin is installed.

TLM lifecycle record identifiers are automatically generated on creating a TLM record using the Technology Lifecycle Management (sn_apm_tpm) plugin version 1.9.0. However, TLM lifecycle records generated using previous versions of the TLM plugin don't have any lifecycle record identifiers. The TLM record identifiers of these TLM lifecycle records must be generated using the Populate Number field in TPM Discovered Technologies job. To generate record identifiers, see [Run a scheduled job to populate Technology Lifecycle Management lifecycle record identifier](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/_s4X65BF5pi_xBIITw2Afw "Run the Populate Number field in TPM Discovered Technologies job to populate missing Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM) lifecycle record identifiers.").

Selecting a TLM lifecycle record identifier displays more information about the TLM lifecycle record.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to WorkspacesEnterprise Architecture Workspace.
2. Open the Portfolio List view by selecting the portfolio icon (![]()).
3. Expand Application Portfolio and select Business Applications.
4. Select the relevant business application.
5. Select the three-dot menu (![]()) and select Update TLM Data.
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## Result

An on-demand job starts to update the TLM data.
**Related tasks**   

* [Restart the Populate TLM Discovered Technologies and Lifecycles job](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/QCaqQ4vIjb9g_IpO8EE5vg "You can restart the Populate TPM Discovered Technologies and Lifecycles job if it encounters any interruptions or failures.")

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