PADomainUtils - setFoundation\(Boolean foundation\)

reference australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read r_PADU-setFoundation_boolean.md

Use this method to move or copy only foundational records in a hybrid domain configuration.

You can implement a hybrid approach by maintaining some types of record in a parent domain and some types in child domains. Generally, the parent domain contains foundational records and the child domain contains higher-level records, such as widgets. The following types of record are considered foundational records.

Bucket groups
Buckets
Scripts
Breakdown sources
Indicator sources
Filters
Breakdowns
Managed sources
Manual breakdowns
Breakdown mappings
Breakdown relations

Other Performance Analytics records such as widgets and indicators are not foundational records. Set this method to false to move or copy these additional records as well.

Name	Type	Description
foundation	Boolean	Indicates if only foundational records should be copied or moved by this PADomainUtils object.

Type	Description
PADomainUtils	The object calling this function.

JavaScript

var pa = new SNC.PADomainUtils().setFoundation(true);pa.copy('bb6b58b01f1310005a3637b8ec8b70dd');

Parent Topic:PADomainUtils - Global

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title: PADomainUtils - setFoundation\(Boolean foundation\)
description: Use this method to move or copy only foundational records in a hybrid domain configuration.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/now-intelligence/performance-analytics/r\_PADU-setFoundation\_boolean.html
release: australia
product: Performance Analytics
classification: performance-analytics
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [PADomainUtils - Global, Domain separation, Configure advanced features, Performance Analytics \(Indicator data sources\), Platform Analytics]
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# PADomainUtils - setFoundation\(Boolean foundation\)

Use this method to move or copy only foundational records in a hybrid domain configuration.

You can implement a hybrid approach by maintaining some types of record in a parent domain and some types in child domains. Generally, the parent domain contains foundational records and the child domain contains higher-level records, such as widgets. The following types of record are considered foundational records.

-   Bucket groups
-   Buckets
-   Scripts
-   Breakdown sources
-   Indicator sources
-   Filters
-   Breakdowns
-   Managed sources
-   Manual breakdowns
-   Breakdown mappings
-   Breakdown relations

Other Performance Analytics records such as widgets and indicators are not foundational records. Set this method to false to move or copy these additional records as well.

|Name|Type|Description|
|----|----|-----------|
|foundation|Boolean|Indicates if only foundational records should be copied or moved by this PADomainUtils object.|

|Type|Description|
|----|-----------|
|PADomainUtils|The object calling this function.|

```
var pa = new SNC.PADomainUtils().setFoundation(true);
pa.copy('bb6b58b01f1310005a3637b8ec8b70dd');
```

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