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# Strategies

# SOAP strategies {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Retrieve the information that you need and make your integration more efficient.
* **[Use filters to limit the number of results](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/RPxCYWZJX2er03Oc3Vr73Q)**   
  One way to make your web service calls fit within the 250 record limit is to think about the design of your integrating application.
* **[Use a local data store to pull data from](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/nyOFF9eAcvXoole8ApMLHQ)**   
  If a large amount of data needs to be queried often, and the data does not need to be real-time, perform a sync of the ServiceNow table that you're interested in with your integrating application's data store.
* **[Use Java/C#/PHP code to fetch the XML data using basic authentication](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/yc0dNPBvIBD8qAok~pzHow)**   
  If a local data store is not an option, another way to get the data is to call the CSV/XML processor directly and then parse the results.