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# Migrate a classic question bank or assessment template

# Migrate a classic question bank or assessment template {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated September 3, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read  
Migrate an existing classic question bank or the sections and questions of an assessment template into a new or existing question bank.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_smart_asmt.assessment_admin

## About this task

SAE must be running on the same instance as the classic question bank or the assessment template that you want to migrate.  
Note:  
This feature is available starting with Australia Patch 2.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllSmart Assessment EngineAdministrationQuestion Bank Migrations.
2. On the Question bank migrations list, select New and then fill in the Question bank migration form.  
   {#sae-asmnt-migrate-question-bank__table_qb-migration-form__entry__2}

   | Field | Description |
   |-|-|
   | Number | Unique, system-generated identifier for the migration record. |
   | Migration source type | Type of content to migrate: Classic question bank or Smart assessment template. |
   | Source metric categories | One or more legacy metric categories to migrate into the question bank. This field appears only when Migration source type is set to Classic question bank. |
   | Source assessment template | Existing SAE assessment template whose sections and questions you want to copy into a question bank. This field appears only when Migration source type is set to Smart assessment template. |
   | Purposes | One or more purposes for the new question bank. This field is required when Create question bank is selected. |
   | Create question bank | Option to create a question bank as the migration target. This option is selected by default. Clear this option to migrate into an existing question bank instead. |
   | Target question bank name | Name for the new question bank. This field is required when Create question bank is selected. |
   | Target question bank description | Description for the new question bank. This field appears only when Create question bank is selected. |
   | Target question bank | Existing question bank to migrate the content into. This field is required when Create question bank isn't selected. Once the migration starts, this field becomes read-only. |
   | Migration status | Current status of the migration, such as Pending, In progress, Complete, or Failed. |
   | Error details | Details of any errors encountered during the migration, available when the migration status is Failed. |
   [Table 1. Question bank migration form]

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3. Select Migrate.

## Result

The Section migrations and Question migrations related lists update as the migration proceeds.

When the source is a classic question bank, unsupported questions are marked accordingly and the migration continues with the remaining questions. A classic source migration doesn't roll back.

When the source is an assessment template and an error occurs, the system reverts only the sections and questions that this migration run added. Any content that already existed in the target question bank is kept.
**Related concepts**   

* [Question bank](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/zQ8bBbXWHYuPG1IXJu87PA "A question bank is a centralized repository for creating, managing, and reusing questions with preconfigured settings. Use it to share questions across multiple assessment templates without re-creating them.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Create a question bank](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/quMCfHeuSozVsyodvYfrcg "Create a question bank in the Smart Assessment Engine application to store questions that you can reuse across multiple assessment templates.")

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