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title: Source control operations in ServiceNow Studio
description: Most source control operations in ServiceNow Studio run from within the platform. Some operations — such as creating branches and tags — can also be performed directly from the Git repository.
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product: ServiceNow Studio Classic
classification: servicenow-studio-classic
topic_type: reference
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# Source control operations in ServiceNow Studio

Most source control operations in ServiceNow Studio run from within the platform. Some operations — such as creating branches and tags — can also be performed directly from the Git repository.

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Operation

</th><th>

Description

</th><th>

Available from

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Import from source control

</td><td>

Imports an application from the repository to the local instance. For more information, see [Import an app from source control in ServiceNow Studio](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/sns-sc-import-app-source-control.md).

</td><td>

ServiceNow Studio

</td></tr><tr><td>

Link to source control

</td><td>

Enables developers to manage application changes from a Git repository. For more information, see [Link an app to source control in ServiceNow Studio](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/link-app-to-source-control.md).

</td><td>

ServiceNow Studio

</td></tr><tr><td>

Edit repository configuration

</td><td>

Updates the Git repository connection details and credentials. For more information, see [Edit a Git repository configuration in ServiceNow Studio](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/sns-sc-edit-git-repo-configuration.md).

</td><td>

ServiceNow Studio

</td></tr><tr><td>

Apply remote changes

</td><td>

Updates the local version of the application to match the repository version. For more information, see [Pull changes from a repository](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/sns-sc-pull-changes-from-repository.md).

</td><td>

ServiceNow Studio

</td></tr><tr><td>

Commit changes

</td><td>

Updates the repository version of the application to match the local version. For more information, see [Commit changes to a repository](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/sns-sc-commit-changes-to-repository.md).

</td><td>

ServiceNow Studio

</td></tr><tr><td>

Stash local changes

</td><td>

Saves local changes and removes them from the working branch so you can return to them later. For more information, see [Stash local changes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/sns-sc-stash-local-changes.md).

</td><td>

ServiceNow Studio

</td></tr><tr><td>

Switch branch

</td><td>

Updates the local version of the application to match a different repository branch. For more information, see [Switch repository branches](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/sns-sc-create-versions-branches-git.md).

</td><td>

ServiceNow Studio

</td></tr><tr><td>

Create branch

</td><td>

Creates a branch in the repository to maintain a separate version of the application. For more information, see [Create a repository branch](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/sns-sc-create-versions-branches-git.md).

</td><td>

-   ServiceNow Studio
-   Git repository

</td></tr><tr><td>

Create tag

</td><td>

Creates a tag in the repository to identify a specific application version. For more information, see [Create a tag to link to a particular application version](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/sns-sc-create-versions-branches-git.md).

</td><td>

-   ServiceNow Studio
-   Git repository

</td></tr><tr><td>

Manage stashes

</td><td>

Enables developers to apply or delete stashed changes. For more information, see [Manage stashed changes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/sns-sc-manage-stashed-changes.md).

</td><td>

ServiceNow Studio

</td></tr><tr><td>

Create repository

</td><td>

Creates a Git repository to store application changes.

</td><td>

Git repository

</td></tr><tr><td>

Create credentials

</td><td>

Creates credentials for repository access.

</td><td>

Git repository

</td></tr><tr><td>

Grant access to repository

</td><td>

Grants read and write access to the repository for a specific set of credentials.

</td><td>

Git repository

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Metadata source control in ServiceNow Studio](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/source-control-in-servicenow-studio.md)