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# Using remote choice fields to directly access provider data

# Using remote choice fields to directly access provider data {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Remote choice fields provide your consumers direct access to your (provider) data in real time while they submit a remote catalog item from their instance.  
Remote choice fields enable consumers to view the choice list for a catalog reference field directly from the provider's instance. They provide the following advantages:

* Removes the need to replicate foundation data.
* Reduces the cost and maintenance of integrations.
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You can control the data that your consumers access by defining a remote choice field. To learn more, see [Create remote choice definitions in Service Exchange for Providers](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/27teF3ldtPGKAuAWyHpSsw "As a provider, define remote choice fields that allow consumers to retrieve choice data from their instances in real time.").