Using remote choice fields to directly access provider data

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title: Using remote choice fields to directly access provider data
description: Remote choice fields provide your consumers direct access to your \(provider\) data in real time while they submit a remote catalog item from their instance.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Service Exchange
classification: service-exchange
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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keywords: [remote choice fields, catalog reference field, provider data, foundation data]
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# Using remote choice fields to directly access provider data

Remote choice fields provide your consumers direct access to your \(provider\) data in real time while they submit a remote catalog item from their instance.

Remote choice fields enable consumers to view the choice list for a catalog reference field directly from the provider's instance. They provide the following advantages:

-   Removes the need to replicate foundation data.
-   Reduces the cost and maintenance of integrations.

You can control the data that your consumers access by defining a remote choice field. To learn more, see [Create remote choice definitions in Service Exchange for Providers](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/service-exchange/service-bridge-v2-create-remote-choice-fld-defs.md).