Select the current update set in Unified Navigation

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read select-update-set-system-settings.md

You can change the current update set at any time using the update set picker in Unified Navigation.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

When you change your application scope, the system automatically switches the current update set to be the application's default update set. However, you can choose a different update set.

Procedure

Select the Application scope icon ([Omitted image "icon-scope.png"]) in Unified Navigation.

[Omitted image "AppScope_icon.png"] Alt text: Application scope in page header
Select the update set you want to make current from the list available in the Update set field, using the Filter if needed.

[Omitted image "UpdateSetList.png"] Alt text: Update set list

The update set you selected is confirmed with a check mark icon.
If the update set you need isn't in the list, you can create an update set by selecting the plus icon ([Omitted image "plus-outline-24.svg"]).

What to do next

The update set picker is part of the Next Experience picker. For more information, see Exploring Next Experience pickers.

For more information about application scoping, see Application scope.

Parent Topic:Working with update sets

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title: Select the current update set in Unified Navigation
description: You can change the current update set at any time using the update set picker in Unified Navigation.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-development/system-update-sets/select-update-set-system-settings.html
release: australia
product: System Update Sets
classification: system-update-sets
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Working with update sets, System update sets, Deploying applications, Classic app development, Building applications]
---

# Select the current update set in Unified Navigation

You can change the current update set at any time using the update set picker in Unified Navigation.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

When you change your application scope, the system automatically switches the current update set to be the application's default update set. However, you can choose a different update set.

## Procedure

1. Select the Application scope icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-scope.png"\]\) in Unified Navigation.

\[Omitted image "AppScope\_icon.png"\] Alt text: Application scope in page header

2. Select the update set you want to make current from the list available in the **Update set** field, using the **Filter** if needed.

\[Omitted image "UpdateSetList.png"\] Alt text: Update set list

The update set you selected is confirmed with a check mark icon.

3. If the update set you need isn't in the list, you can create an update set by selecting the plus icon \(\[Omitted image "plus-outline-24.svg"\]\).

## What to do next

The update set picker is part of the Next Experience picker. For more information, see [Exploring Next Experience pickers](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/next-experience-pickers.md).

For more information about application scoping, see [Application scope](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/c_ApplicationScope.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Working with update sets](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/system-update-sets/using-system-update-sets.md)