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title: Modified Out Of the Box ElemenT
description: "Impact Area Scalability Severity Warning Affected Element All ## Rule number **SN-OOTBMOD** ## Impact Modifying out of the box elements has a direct impact on upgradeability, as it will prevent the element from being automatically upgraded in future ServiceNow versions.…"
url: "https://community-staging.qualityclouds.com/qcdocs/qcr/rules/modified-out-of-the-box-element/"
updated: "2025-03-21"
category: Rules
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# Modified Out Of the Box ElemenT

Impact Area

Scalability

           Severity

Warning

           Affected Element

All

## Rule number

**SN-OOTBMOD**

## Impact

Modifying out of the box elements has a direct impact on upgradeability, as it will prevent the element from being automatically upgraded in future ServiceNow versions.

## Remediation

Consider alternative approaches which will allow you to implement the same functionality without modifying the out of the box element.

### Time to fix

60 min