Clear a checklist

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read clear-checklist.md

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Clear a checklist if you no longer need the checklist for your automation request.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_ac.automation_admin

After the automation request is moved to the following states, the option to clear a checklist isn’t available:

Defer
Publish
Reject

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Automation Center Workspace.
Select the list icon ([Omitted image "autocenter-list-icon.png"] Alt text: List icon.).
On the Lists tab, under Build, select All Automation Requests.
Open the automation request for which you want to delete a checklist.

Ensure that the automation request already has a checklist.
Select the Golive Checklist icon ([Omitted image "icon-golive.png"] Alt text: golive checklist icon) from the side panel.
Select Clear checklist from the details button.

[Omitted image "clear-checklist.png"] Alt text: Clear checklist option
Select Clear on the confirmation window.

The checklist is deleted.

Parent Topic:Working with golive checklists

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---
title: Clear a checklist
description: Clear a checklist if you no longer need the checklist for your automation request.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-development/automation-center/clear-checklist.html
release: australia
product: Automation Center
classification: automation-center
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Working with golive checklists, Working with automations, Use, Automation Center, Discover, AI Workflow Factory Prime, Agentic app development, Building applications]
---

# Clear a checklist

Clear a checklist if you no longer need the checklist for your automation request.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_ac.automation\_admin

After the automation request is moved to the following states, the option to clear a checklist isn’t available:

- Defer
- Publish
- Reject

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Automation Center Workspace**.

2. Select the list icon \(\[Omitted image "autocenter-list-icon.png"\] Alt text: List icon.\).

3. On the **Lists** tab, under **Build**, select **All Automation Requests**.

4. Open the automation request for which you want to delete a checklist.

Ensure that the automation request already has a checklist.

5. Select the Golive Checklist icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-golive.png"\] Alt text: golive checklist icon\) from the side panel.

6. Select **Clear checklist** from the details button.

\[Omitted image "clear-checklist.png"\] Alt text: Clear checklist option

7. Select **Clear** on the confirmation window.

The checklist is deleted.

**Parent Topic:**[Working with golive checklists](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automation-center/working-golive.md)