Create a batch update set

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title: Create a batch update set
description: You include an update set in a batch by specifying another update set as its parent.
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product: System Update Sets
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Working with batched update sets, System update sets, Deploying applications, Classic app development, Building applications]
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# Create a batch update set

You include an update set in a batch by specifying another update set as its parent.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

When you add an in-progress update to a batch that is marked as complete, the status of the batch changes back to in progress.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Update Sets** > **Local Update Sets**.

2.  Select the record for an update set that you want to include as a child in the batch.

3.  Navigate to the parent field on the update set record.

4.  Select the update set to act as the parent.

5.  Select **Update**.

    The system navigates back to the Update Sets list. When the parent column is displayed, it identifies the parent associated with the newly created child.