CSA · Question #402
What table acts as a staging area for records imported from a data source?
The correct answer is C. Import Set Row Table. The Import Set Row table acts as a temporary staging area for all records brought into ServiceNow from an external data source, before they are processed and mapped to target tables.
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What table acts as a staging area for records imported from a data source?
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- ATransform Table
- BStaging Table
- CImport Set Row Table
- DTemp Table
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(28 responses)- A4% (1)
- B7% (2)
- C89% (25)
Why each option
The Import Set Row table acts as a temporary staging area for all records brought into ServiceNow from an external data source, before they are processed and mapped to target tables.
A Transform Map defines how data moves from a staging table to a target table, but 'Transform Table' is not the staging table itself.
While functionally a staging table, 'Staging Table' is a generic term; ServiceNow uses the specific term 'Import Set Row Table'.
The Import Set Row table, also known as the staging table, is where all imported data is temporarily stored in ServiceNow before it is transformed and inserted or updated into target tables.
Temp Table is a generic term and not the specific ServiceNow table for staging imported data.
Concept tested: ServiceNow data import process; Import Set
Source: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/utah-platform-administration/page/administer/import-sets/concept/c_ImportSets.html
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