ServiceNow modify out of the box object or work on a copy? see https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/guides/rome/now-platform/pro-dev-guide/pd-build-logic#modifying-default-behavior In the past, one of the strategies used was to copy the artifact to update and to deactivate the original. The copy/deactivate approach is no longer recommended due to the following issues: Developers cannot tell if a deactivated artifact was upgraded without research. Two files, the original and the copy, need to be maintained. Maintenance doubles each time a customization is made. With each release, the customized record becomes older. Customers do not receive the enhancements included in a new release. A new release may rely on the original record being updated. Developers may make more changes to compensate for the original record being inactive. A script where only the Active flag is changed will be updated, but the script does not appear on the skipped list. With the copy a...