A consultant says entity types are optional because the hospital can hand-build three EHR-related entities. How should the implementer respond for a civic-scale estate?
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Short Explanation
Three handmade entities feel fine in a demo. A city-sized estate does not. Types are the cookie cutters that keep generation consistent when the tray gets full. Skip them and you invent a cottage industry of one-off records.
Full Explanation
Entity types define how ServiceNow IRM finds and generates entities from source tables with consistent filters and class assignment. Manual entities may suit tiny proofs of concept, but civic and healthcare estates need standardized generation for scale, refresh, and reporting. Types are foundational to the entity framework, not an Audit-only add-on. Relying only on hand-built records does not sustain growth or attribute-driven membership.